Hyperbola Small 135×320 Medium 271×640 Large 433×1024 Download Tiff Original 1016×2400 | (242.6 KB) Description Illustration showing a hyperbola as a curve formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to the axis of the cone. Keywords cone, cones, conic section, hyperbola, hyperbolas, sections Galleries Conic Sections: Hyperbolas Source: Frederick Converse Beach Encyclopedia Americana (New York, NY: Americana Company, 1903)