noun🔗ShareHyperbelA conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone."The path of a comet as it approaches and then recedes from the sun often resembles a hyperbola. "Die Bahn eines Kometen, wenn er sich der Sonne nähert und sich dann von ihr entfernt, ähnelt oft einer Hyperbel.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading