elliptic paraboloid
noun Geometry.
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.
Nearby words
ellipsometer, ellipt, elliptic function, elliptic geometry, elliptic integral, elliptic paraboloid, elliptic spring, elliptical, elliptical amputation, elliptical galaxy, elliptical light
Compare hyperbolic paraboloid.
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