paraboloid

English

Etymology

parabola +‎ -oid

Pronunciation

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Noun

paraboloid (plural paraboloids)

1. (mathematics) A surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola.

Hypernyms

• quadric surface, quadric

Derived terms

• elliptic paraboloid
• hyperbolic paraboloid
• paraboloid of revolution
• paraboloidal

Translations

surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola

• French: paraboloïde (fr) m
• Hindi: परवलयज (parvalyaj)
• Russian: параболо́ид (ru) m (parabolóid)
• Swedish: paraboloid (sv) c

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paraboloïde.

Noun

paraboloid m (plural paraboloizi)

1. paraboloid

Declension

Declension of paraboloid

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) paraboloid	paraboloidul	(niște) paraboloizi	paraboloizii
genitive/dative	(unui) paraboloid	paraboloidului	(unor) paraboloizi	paraboloizilor
vocative	paraboloidule		paraboloizilor

Swedish

Noun

paraboloid c

1. (mathematics) paraboloid

Declension

Declension of paraboloid
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	paraboloid	paraboloiden	paraboloider	paraboloiderna
Genitive	paraboloids	paraboloidens	paraboloiders	paraboloidernas

See also

• parabel
• parabolisk
• paraboloidisk