HYPERBOLICAL
Adjective
hyperbolical (comparative more hyperbolical, superlative most hyperbolical)
Hyperbolic
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`per*bol"ic, Hy`per*bol"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. hyperbolicus, Gr.
hyperbolique.]
1. (Math.)
Definition: Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.
2. (Rhet.)
Definition: Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole;
exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as,
an hyperbolical expression. "This hyperbolical epitaph." Fuller.
Hyperbolic functions (Math.), certain functions which have relations
to the hyperbola corresponding to those which sines, cosines,
tangents, etc., have to the circle; and hence, called hyperbolic
sines, hyperbolic cosines, etc.
– Hyperbolic logarithm. See Logarithm.
– Hyperbolic spiral (Math.), a spiral curve, the law of which is,
that the distance from the pole to the generating point varies
inversely as the angle swept over by the radius vector.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition