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hyperboloid

hy·per·bo·loid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-pur-buh-loid]
    • /haɪˈpɜr bəˌlɔɪd/
    • /hˌaɪpəbˈɒlɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-pur-buh-loid]
    • /haɪˈpɜr bəˌlɔɪd/

Definitions of hyperboloid word

  • noun hyperboloid a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1. 1
  • noun hyperboloid A solid or surface having plane sections that are hyperbolas, ellipses, or circles. 1
  • noun hyperboloid a geometric surface consisting of one sheet, or of two sheets separated by a finite distance, whose sections parallel to the three coordinate planes are hyperbolas or ellipses. Equations x2/a2 + y2/b2 – z2/c2 = 1 (one sheet) or x2/a2 – y2/b2 – z2/c2 = 1 (two sheets) where a, b, and c are constants 0
  • noun hyperboloid a solid often formed by rotating a hyperbola around either main axis: its plane sections are hyperbolas, ellipses, or circles 0
  • noun hyperboloid the surface of such a solid 0

Information block about the term

Origin of hyperboloid

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; hyperbol(a) + -oid

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Parts of speech for Hyperboloid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hyperboloid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hyperboloid usage trend in Literature

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