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paraboloid [pə′rab·ə‚lȯid] (engineering) A reflecting surface which is a paraboloid of revolution and is used as a reflector for sound waves and microwave radiation. (mathematics) A surface where sections through one of its axes are ellipses or hyperbolas, and sections through the other are parabolas. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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a flat-ended cylindrical punch, a paraboloid of revolution, and a cone). Where Fox Plaza is "like an obelisk" and SunAmerica is an "enormous paraboloid," MGM is decidedly svelte. The roof is more complex, its hyperbolic paraboloid form derived from a Muybridge-like analysis of the movement of an oar. |
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