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hyperbaric
hyperbaric oxygen treatment
hyperbaton
hyperbola
hyperbole
hyperbolic
hyperbolic function
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hyperboloid
hy·per·bo·loid [ hī púrbə lòyd ] (plural hy·per·bo·loids)


noun 
Definition:
 
mathematical surface: a mathematical surface whose sections parallel to one coordinate plane form ellipses and those parallel to the other two coordinate planes form hyperbolas

hy·per·bo·loid·al [ hī pùrbə lóyd'l ] adjective
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