hyperbolic paraboloid

noun

, Geometry.

1. a paraboloid that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas, with its sections parallel to the other two coordinate planes being parabolas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbolic paraboloid¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

In the first case the surface is called an Hyperboloid of one sheet, in the second an Hyperbolic Paraboloid.

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