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Hyperbolically — Hy per*bol ic*al*ly, adv. 1. (Math.) In the form of an hyperbola. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperbolically — hyperbole ► NOUN ▪ deliberate exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally. DERIVATIVES hyperbolical adjective hyperbolically adverb. ORIGIN Greek huperbol excess , from ballein to throw … English terms dictionary
hyperbolically — adverb see hyperbolic I … New Collegiate Dictionary
hyperbolically — adverb In a hyperbolic manner … Wiktionary
hyperbolically — adv. in an exaggerated manner … English contemporary dictionary
hyperbolically — hyper·bol·i·cal·ly … English syllables
hyperbolically — adverb in an exaggerated manner (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑exaggeratedly • Derived from adjective: ↑hyperbolic … Useful english dictionary
hyperbolic — hyperbolically, adv. /huy peuhr bol ik/, adj. 1. having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated. 2. using hyperbole; exaggerating. 3. Math. a. of or pertaining to a hyperbola. b. derived from a hyperbola, as a hyperbolic function. Also, hyperbolical … Universalium
Hyperbolic-orthogonal — In mathematics, two points in the Cartesian plane are hyperbolically orthogonal if the slopes of their rays from the origin are reciprocal to one another.If the points are ( x , y ) and ( u , v ), then they are hyperbolically orthogonal if : y /… … Wikipedia
Exaggeration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Exaggeration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 exaggeration exaggeration Sgm: N 1 expansion expansion &c. 194 Sgm: N 1 hyperbole hyperbole stretch strain coloring Sgm: N 1 high coloring high coloring … English dictionary for students
