hyperbolic paraboloid

noun Geometry.

a paraboloid that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas, with its sections parallel to the other two coordinate planes being parabolas.

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Nearby words

hyperbola, hyperbole, hyperbolic, hyperbolic function, hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic paraboloid, hyperbolism, hyperbolize, hyperboloid, hyperborean, hypercalcemia

Compare elliptic paraboloid.

Origin of hyperbolic paraboloid

First recorded in 1835–45