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HYPERBOLIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness

Example:

a hyperbolic style

Synonyms:

hyperbolic; inflated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

increased (made greater in size or amount or degree)

Derivation:

hyperbole (extravagant exaggeration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a hyperbola

Example:

hyperbolic functions

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hyperbola (an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone)

Derivation:

hyperbola (an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone)

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