rectangular hyperbola
noun Geometry.
a hyperbola with transverse and conjugate axes equal to each other.
Also called
equiangular hyperbola,
equilateral hyperbola.
Origin of rectangular hyperbola
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby rectangular hyperbola
rectalgia,
rectangle,
rectangular,
rectangular coordinate,
rectangular coordinates,
rectangular hyperbola,
rectectomy,
recti,
recti-,
rectifiable,
rectification
British Dictionary definitions for equiangular hyperbola
rectangular hyperbola
noun
a hyperbola with perpendicular asymptotes