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hyperboloid
[ hahy-pur-buh-loid ]
noun
, Mathematics.
- a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
hyperboloid
/ haɪˈpɜːbəˌlɔɪd /
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 x ²/ a ² + y ²/ b ² – z ²/ c ² = 1 (one sheet) or x ²/ a ² – y ²/ b ² – z ²/ c ² = 1 (two sheets) where a, b, and c are constants
hyperboloid
/ hī-pûr′bə-loid′ /
- Either of two surfaces generated by rotating a hyperbola about either of its main axes and having a finite center, with certain plane sections that are hyperbolas and others that are ellipses or circles.
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Other Words From
- hy·perbo·loidal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyperboloid1
First recorded in 1720–30; hyperbol(a) + -oid
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Example Sentences
At the top it is gathered into a dome in the form of a hyperboloid, pierced near the vertex with an aperture 12 feet in diameter.
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In the first case the surface is called an Hyperboloid of one sheet, in the second an Hyperbolic Paraboloid.
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