About The Word Hyperboloid
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Hyperboloid
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What's The Definition Of Hyperboloid?
[n] a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyperboloid: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hyperboloid: See Also | quadric | quadric surface Hyperboloid In Webster's Dictionary \Hy*per"bo*loid\, n. [Hyperbola + -oid: cf. F.
hyperbolo["i]de.] (Geom.)
A surface of the second order, which is cut by certain planes
in hyperbolas; also, the solid, bounded in part by such a
surface.
{Hyperboloid of revolution}, an hyperboloid described by an
hyperbola revolving about one of its axes. The surface has
two separate sheets when the axis of revolution is the
transverse axis, but only one when the axis of revolution
is the conjugate axis of the hyperbola.
\Hy*per"bo*loid\, a. (Geom.) Having some property that belongs to an hyperboloid or hyperbola. |
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