ὑπερβολή
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- overshooting
- superiority
- excess, extremity
- A crossing over, passage
- delay
- (geometry) hyperbola
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (exceed, go beyond).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὑπερβάλλω
Gloss
exceed, go beyond
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hyperbola English
- hyperbole English
- hyperboliform English
- hyperboloid English
- hyperbole Latin
- hyperbolē Latin
- hyperbool Dutch, Flemish
- гипе́рбола Russian
- hipérbole Spanish, Castilian
- ὑπερβάλλω Ancient Greek
- ὑπερβολικός Ancient Greek
- hipérbole Portuguese
- hipearbóil Irish
- hipearbóileacht Irish
- hyperbolický Czech
- ไฮเพอร์โบลา Thai
- υπερβάλλω Greek (modern)
- υπερβολή Greek (modern)
- гипербола Kazakh