pseudosphere

[ soo-duh-sfeer ]
/ ˈsu dəˌsfɪər /

noun Geometry.

a surface generated by revolving a tractrix about its asymptote.

Origin of pseudosphere

First recorded in 1885–90; pseudo- + sphere

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudosphere

pseu·do·spher·i·cal [soo-duh-sfer-i-kuh l, -sfeer-] /ˌsu dəˈsfɛr ɪ kəl, -ˈsfɪər-/, adjective

Words nearby pseudosphere

pseudoscopy, pseudoscorpion, pseudosentence, pseudosmia, pseudosolution, pseudosphere, pseudostrabismus, pseudostratified epithelium, pseudosymmetry, pseudotripteral, pseudotruncus arteriosus