hyperbolic
adjective
uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈbɒl.ɪk/us/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈbɑː.lɪk/hyperbolicadjective(SPEECH)
formal
relatingto a way ofspeakingor writing that makes someone or somethingsoundbigger,better, more, etc., than they are:
（说或写）夸张的hyperbolicrhetoric夸张的言辞
Hewrotein very hyperbolicterms.他写得非常夸张。
See
hyperbole
- Thefilmwas a hyperbolic andexuberantdrama-documentary ofgangsterrituals,amorality, andviolence.
- Don't use hyperbolicmarketinglanguagetodescribeyournovelto apublisher.
- The hyperbolic New York Citydeveloperwas in Chicago to go over thedesignof aproposedresidentialtower.
Exaggerating & playing down
- alarmist
- bloviate
- blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
- cartoonish
- catastrophize
- dramatization
- dramatize
- exaggerate
- minimize
- OTT
- overboard
- overdramatic
- overdramatize
- overembellish
- overexaggerate
- overplay
- overstatement
- pile
- proportion
- stretch the truthidiom
hyperbolicadjective(CURVE)
mathematicsspecialized
involvingacurvewhoseendscontinuetomoveapartfrom each other:
双曲线Thespacecraftare alltravellinginunusualhyperboliccurves.航天器都以不寻常的双曲线行驶。
Comets don't haveregularorbits; they can come in in a hyperbolicorbit.彗星没有规则的轨道；它们可以沿着双曲线轨道出现。
See
hyperbola
- The hyperbolicplanehas beendescribedas asurfacewherespacecurvesaway from itself at eachpointandexpands.
- Theselectedmathematicalexamplehere is a hyperbolicgraph.
- Thepaintingwill bedisplayedinitsoriginalhyperbolicshape.
Geometry: bends, loops & curves
- anfractuous
- arc
- coil
- conic
- curl
- curve
- dogleg
- fishhook
- helix
- hyperbola
- kink
- loop
- meander
- parabola
- peaked
- spline
- tight
- tightness
- twist
- whorl