Meaning of hyperbolide | Babel Free

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Synonym of superbolide.

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“It is shown, in conclusion, that with the Cassegrain telescope the best definition is obtainable when the form⟳ of the primary mirror is a paraboloide, and that of the secondary a hyperbolide; that deviations from these forms in the two surfaces when acting in combination, will generally tend⟳ to compensate each other, and will be entirely neutralized when the amount of error in the convex mirror is double⟳ that of the concave mirror.”

“2013 April 1, Richard Miles, "2013 February 15: the day of the asteroids!," at thefreelibrary.com This 'hyperbolide' may have⟳ been the most energetic such event known since that 1908 explosion, the latter having devastated more than two thousand square kilometres of Siberian forest.”

“2004 May 4, "Could a nuke make⟳ Yellowstone Caldera erupt?), " at ask⟳.metafilter.com When I was a geology student in Bozeman there was a good deal⟳ of talk⟳ about setting off the Yellowstone hotspot by pumping beer (undergrads!) into the substrate resulting in an increase⟳ in pore pressure and a corresponding increase⟳ in seismic activity. Good times. Also, Alt and Hyndeman, IIRC, at UM--Missoula did some work⟳ on hyperbolide impact volcanism or terrestrial maria.”

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