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paraboloid definition

pa·rabo·loid (-lo̵id′)

noun

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)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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