paraboloid

[ puh-rab-uh-loid ]

/ pəˈræb əˌlɔɪd /

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noun Geometry.

a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.

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Compare elliptic paraboloid, hyperbolic paraboloid.

Origin of paraboloid

First recorded in 1650–60; parabol(a) + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM paraboloid

pa·rab·o·loi·dal

[puh-rab-uh-loid-l, par-uh-buh-], /pəˌræb əˈlɔɪd l, ˌpær ə bə-/, adjective

Words nearby paraboloid

parabolic, parabolic aerial, parabolic antenna, parabolic mirror, parabolize, paraboloid, parabrake, parabulia, paracasein, Paracel Islands, Paracelsus

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How to use paraboloid in a sentence

In the first case the surface is called an Hyperboloid of one sheet, in the second an Hyperbolic Paraboloid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
If it lies at the infinity, the plane at infinity is a tangent plane, and the surface is called a paraboloid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
The Silky Epeira also has all the elbow-room she needs; and her paraboloid is not without elegance.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre
Behind this was a curious, paraboloid projector made up of hundreds of tiny, carefully orientated coils.
The Ultimate Weapon|John Wood Campbell

Also, the form of cambered surface should be a paraboloid—not arc or arc of circles.
The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning|V. E. Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for paraboloid

paraboloid

/ (pəˈræbəˌlɔɪd) /

noun

a geometric surface whose sections parallel to two coordinate planes are parabolic and whose sections parallel to the third plane are either elliptical or hyperbolic. Equations x ²/ a ² ± y ²/ b ² = 2 cz

Derived forms of paraboloid

paraboloidal, adjective

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Scientific definitions for paraboloid

paraboloid

[ pə-răb′ə-loid′ ]

A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis.