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paraboloid
The definition of a paraboloid is a solid with two or more parabolic sections parallel to a single axis, or is a solid generated by rotating a parabola around a center point (axis).
(noun)A solid made by rotating a parabola around an axis is an example of a paraboloid.
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See paraboloid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a surface or solid formed so that sections parallel to the plane of symmetry are parabolas and sections perpendicular to it are ellipses (), hyperbolas (), or circles ()
Related Forms:
- paraboloidal adjective
See paraboloid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis.
Related Forms:
- pa·rabˌo·loiˈdal (-loidˈl) adjective
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paraboloid
the equation for a circular paraboloid is:
x2/a2
+
y2/b2
=z
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