hyperbola

1. A plane curve having two branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with both halves of a right circular cone at an angle parallel to the axis of the cone. It is the locus of points for which the difference of the distances from two given points is a constant.

2. A plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
hyperbola	19	Scrabble

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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hyperbola	19