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ellip′tic parab′oloid, [Geom.]
  1. Mathematicsa paraboloid that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to one coordinate plane are ellipses, while its sections parallel to the other two coordinate planes are parabolas. Cf. hyperbolic paraboloid.

'elliptic paraboloid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hyperbolic paraboloid - paraboloid

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