Meaning Of The Word Hyperboloid

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What's The Definition Of Hyperboloid?

hyperboloid in American English
a solid often formed by rotating a hyperbola around either main axis: its plane sections are hyperbolas, ellipses, or circles
noun: a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x2/a2 + y2/b2 − z2/c2 = 1

hyperboloid in British English
noun: a geometric surface consisting of one sheet, or of two sheets separated by a finite distance, whose sections parallel to the three coordinate planes are hyperbolas or ellipses. Equations x2/a2 + y2/ b2 – z2/ c2 = 1 (one sheet) or x2/a2 – y2/b2 – z2/c2 = 1

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