quadric surface
noun
a three-dimensional surface whose equation is a quadratic equation.
Origin of quadric surface
1First recorded in 1880–85
Words Nearby quadric surface
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How to use quadric surface in a sentence
If a line moves so that it always cuts three given lines of which no two meet, then it generates a ruled quadric surface.
Each ray cuts its corresponding plane in a point, the locus of these points is a quadric surface.
The surface itself is therefore called a quadric surface, or a surface of the second order.
A ruled quadric surface contains two sets of straight lines.
If through one point on a quadric surface no line on the surface can be drawn, then the surface contains no lines.
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