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pa·rab·o·loid | \ pə-ˈra-bə-ˌlȯid 
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\Definition of paraboloid
: a surface all of whose intersections by planes are either parabolas and ellipses or parabolas and hyperbolas
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paraboloidal \ pə-ˌra-bə-ˈlȯi-dᵊl \ adjective
\ adjectiveExamples of paraboloid in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Nearby, 16 stark-white paraboloid beams supported the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília like a crown of thorns.
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Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, "How Brasília Turned Me On to Modern Architecture’s Sexy Side," 2 Nov. 2018 Nearby, 16 stark-white paraboloid beams supported the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília like a crown of thorns.
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Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, "How Brasília Turned Me On to Modern Architecture’s Sexy Side," 2 Nov. 2018 Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium Built for the 1964 Olympics, the indoor stadium, a cantilevered hyberbolic paraboloid, is threatened with demolition because of leaks.
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Ben Ryder Howe, Town & Country, "The World Monuments Fund Adds Civil Rights Sites in Alabama to List of Endangered Places," 16 Oct. 2017
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The first known use of paraboloid was circa 1702
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