 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 852 Seiten
...words are transposed from the plain grammatical order. Milton. IIYi'K'RBOLA. ni [i^re,. and ^ixx»..] A section of a cone made by a plane, so that the axis...section inclines to the opposite leg of the cone, which in the parabola is parallel to it, and in the ellipsis intersects it. HY'PERIIOLE. 7i. s. [;•*,,,/>.*;,,... | |
 | Walter Hamilton (M.R.A.S.) - 1825 - 474 Seiten
...signification of the word to which it is joined. HYPERBOLA (from vrif, and feXAa/.) In Mathematics, a section of a cone made by a plane, so that the axis of the section inclines to the opposing leg of the cone, which in the parabola is parallel to it, and in the ellipse intersects it.... | |
 | Walter Hamilton - 1825 - 468 Seiten
...of the word to which it is joined. ^HYPERBOLA (from I/rIJ, and /SxXXw.) In Mathematics, a sectionof a cone made by a plane, so that the axis of the section inclines to the opposing leg of the cone, which in the parabola is parallel to it, and in the ellipse intersects it.... | |
 | Henry Neuman - 1827 - 740 Seiten
...pointers. HIPEAR, vn. To hiccough. V. Hipar. Hirrcóo, im. (Bot.) Horned cumin. HIPÉRBOLA, sf. (Geom.) Section of a cone made by a plane, so that the axis...section inclines to the opposite leg of the cone. HirÍRBOLE, sf. Hyperbole, a figure in rhetoric, by which any thing is increased or decreased beyond... | |
 | John Rowbotham - 1838 - 404 Seiten
...changes of case. Hy-per' -bo-la, s. — virep (h-uper), over or above; and /3a\Xiu (ballo), I cast or throw. A section of a cone made by a plane, so that...section inclines to the opposite leg of the cone, which, in the parabola, is parallel to it ; and in the ellipse intersects it ; or it is a name implying... | |
 | Henry Neumann, Giuseppe Baretti - 1839 - 792 Seiten
...HIPE.XR, rn. To hiccough. V. Hipar. HiPEcdo, sm. (Bot.) Horned cumin. Hir^RBOLA, sf. (Geom.) Section ofa cone made by a plane, so that the axis of the section inclines to the opposite leg of the cone. IIipfRBOLC, sf. Hyperbole, a figure in rhetoric, by which any thing is increased or docroas• ed beyond... | |
 | Henry Neuman - 1842 - 744 Seiten
...ilircXfi, en. To hiccough. V. Hipar. HIPECOO, tm. (Bot.) Horned cumin. HIPERBOLA,*/. (Geom.) Section ofa cone made by a plane, so that the axis of the section inclines to the opposite leg of the cone. I! i : , i i..'ii .. .:/'. Hyperbole, a figure in rhetoric, by which any thing is increased or decreased... | |
 | W. M. Buchanan - 1846 - 768 Seiten
...in a long retention of the verb which completes the sentence. HTPEB'BOLA, from fan^ wXtj, an excess. A section of a cone made by a plane, so that the plane makes a greater angle with the base of the cone than that formed by the base and side of the... | |
 | John Weale - 1850 - 590 Seiten
...middle had no covering. Hypaetrum, a latticed window over the entrance-door of a temple Hyperbola, a section of a cone made by a plane, so that the axis of the section inclines to the opposing leg of the cone, which in the parabola is parallel to it, and in the ellipse intersects it... | |
 | Henry McMurtrie - 1851 - 272 Seiten
...Thus hyperchloric acid contains more oxygen than chloric acid. HYPER'BOLA, Geom., Gr., vrttp (At/per), beyond, and (ballo), to throw. A section of a cone...section inclines to the opposite leg of the cone. HYPERICA'CE^E, Bot.,Gr., 'TrttptxoK (Huperikon), St. John's wort. A natural Order of Plants. HY'PERSTHENE,... | |
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Hyperbola, a section of a cone made by a plane, so that the axis of the section inclines to the opposite leg of the cone. 
