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hyperbol′ic parab′oloid, [Geom.]
  1. Mathematicsa paraboloid that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas, with its sections parallel to the other two coordinate planes being parabolas. Cf. elliptic paraboloid.
  • 1835–45

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

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