hyperbool

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɦi.pərˈboːl/
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Hyphenation: hy‧per‧bool
Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

hyperbool f or m (plural hyperbolen, diminutive hyperbooltje n)

(mathematics) hyperbola
(literature) hyperbole

Hypernyms

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