paraboloid
[puh-rab-uh-loid]
- 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
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In this case, therefore, we shall obtain three paraboloid boundary curves, as shown in Fig. 93.
The Phase Rule and Its ApplicationsAlexander Findlay
Behind this was a curious, paraboloid projector made up of hundreds of tiny, carefully orientated coils.
The Ultimate WeaponJohn Wood Campbell
Also, the form of cambered surface should be a paraboloid—not arc or arc of circles.
The Theory and Practice of Model AeroplaningV. E. Johnson
If it lies at the infinity, the plane at infinity is a tangent plane, and the surface is called a paraboloid.
The Silky Epeira also has all the elbow-room she needs; and her paraboloid is not without elegance.
The Life of the SpiderJ. Henri Fabre
paraboloid
- 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
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paraboloid
[pə-răb′ə-loid′]
- A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis.
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