hyperbolic paraboloid: Meaning and Definition of

hyperbol'ic parab'oloid

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— Geom. Geom.
  1. a 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.
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