ALL meanings of paraboloid
pa·rab·o·loid
P p - noun paraboloid a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas. 1
- noun paraboloid a geometric surface whose sections parallel to two coordinate planes are parabolic and whose sections parallel to the third plane are either elliptical or hyperbolic. Equations x2/a2 ± y2/b2 = 2cz 0
- noun paraboloid a surface or solid formed so that sections parallel to the plane of symmetry are parabolas and sections perpendicular to it are ellipses (elliptic paraboloid), hyperbolas (hyperbolic paraboloid), or circles (paraboloid of revolution) 0