hyperbolic

• Qualifie un langage ou des affirmations qui exagèrent délibérément pour produire un effet et qui ne sont pas à prendre au sens littéral. Peut aussi se rapporter à la géométrie hyperbolique.

Describes language or statements that are deliberately exaggerated for effect, not meant to be taken literally.

1. Exaggerated or overstatedB2formal

   Describing something that is deliberately exaggerated for effect, not meant to be taken literally.

   exagéré, hyperbolique

   • His hyperbolic claims about the product's benefits were not believable.
   • The movie's hyperbolic reviews made it sound better than it actually was.
   • She used hyperbolic language to emphasize her point.

   Synonymesexaggeratedextravagantextremehigh-flowninflatedmagnifiedoverblownoverstated

   Antonymesliteralunderstated

2. C1formalscientific

   Of or relating to a hyperbola, a type of curve in geometry.

   Relatif à une hyperbole

   • The hyperbolic function is used in advanced mathematics.
   • The graph of a hyperbolic curve has two separate branches.
   • Hyperbolic geometry is a non-Euclidean geometry.