hyperbola : Idioms & Phrases


Conjugate axis of a hyperbola

  • (Math.), the line through the center of the curve, perpendicular to the line through the two foci.
Webster 1913

Equilateral hyperbola

  • (Geom.), one whose axes are equal.
Webster 1913

Legs of an hyperbola

  • (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.
Webster 1913

Nodated hyperbola

  • (Geom.), a certain curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other, forming a node.
Webster 1913