hyperbolic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
    inflated.
    • a hyperbolic style
  2. adjective of or relating to a hyperbola
    • hyperbolic functions

WordNet

Hy`per*bol"ic, Hy`per*bol"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Hyperbolic
  • Hyperbolical
)
Etymology
L. hyperbolicus, Gr. : cf. F. hyperbolique.
Definitions
  1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.
  2. (Rhet.) 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.

Webster 1913