"paraboloid" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-paraboloid.wav [US] Forms: paraboloids [plural]
Etymology: parabola + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parabola|oid}} parabola + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} paraboloid (plural paraboloids)
  1. (mathematics) A surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola. Wikipedia link: paraboloid Categories (topical): Mathematics, Surfaces Hypernyms: quadric surface, quadric Derived forms: elliptic paraboloid, hyperbolic paraboloid, paraboloid of revolution, paraboloidal Translations (surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola): paraboloïde [masculine] (French), परवलयज (parvalyaj) (Hindi), параболо́ид (parabolóid) [masculine] (Russian), paraboloid [common-gender] (Swedish)

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