Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

elliptic paraboloid

See more synonyms for elliptic paraboloid on Thesaurus.com
noun Geometry.
  1. a paraboloid that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to one coordinate plane are ellipses, while its sections parallel to the other two coordinate planes are parabolas.
Show More
Compare hyperbolic paraboloid.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018