hyperboloid
[ hahy-pur-buh-loid ]
/ haɪˈpɜr bəˌlɔɪd /
noun Mathematics.
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.
Origin of hyperboloid
First recorded in 1720–30;
hyperbol(a) +
-oid
OTHER WORDS FROM hyperboloid
hy·per·bo·loi·dal, adjectiveWords nearby hyperboloid
Example sentences from the Web for hyperboloid
In the first case the surface is called an Hyperboloid of one sheet, in the second an Hyperbolic Paraboloid.
At the top it is gathered into a dome in the form of a hyperboloid, pierced near the vertex with an aperture 12 feet in diameter.
Old and New London |Walter Thornbury
British Dictionary definitions for hyperboloid
hyperboloid
/ (haɪˈpɜːbəˌlɔɪd) /
noun
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 x ²/ a ² + y ²/ b ² – z ²/ c ² = 1 (one sheet) or x ²/ a ² – y ²/ b ² – z ²/ c ² = 1 (two sheets) where a, b, and c are constants
Scientific definitions for hyperboloid
hyperboloid
[ hī-pûr′bə-loid′ ]
Either of two surfaces generated by rotating a hyperbola about either of its main axes and having a finite center, with certain plane sections that are hyperbolas and others that are ellipses or circles.