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paraboloid

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. paraboloid (noun)
  2. paraboloid of revolution
  3. hyperbolic paraboloid (noun)

pa·rab·o·loid

noun \pə-ˈra-bə-ˌlȯid\

Definition of PARABOLOID

: a surface all of whose intersections by planes are either parabolas and ellipses or parabolas and hyperbolas
— pa·rab·o·loi·dal \-ˌra-bə-ˈlȯi-dəl\ adjective

First Known Use of PARABOLOID

circa 1702

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