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HYPERBOLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
Example:
a hyperbolic style
Synonyms:
hyperbolic; inflated
Classified under:
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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