Meaning Of The Word Paraboloid

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What's The Definition Of Paraboloid?

paraboloid in American English
a surface or solid formed so that sections parallel to the plane of symmetry are parabolas and sections perpendicular to it are ellipses ( elliptic paraboloid), hyperbolas (hyperbolic paraboloid), or circles (paraboloid of revolution)
noun: a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas

paraboloid in British English
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 x2/a2 ± y2/ b2 = 2cz

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