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单词 paraboloid
释义

paraboloid

noun

pa·​rab·​o·​loid pə-ˈra-bə-ˌlȯid How to pronounce paraboloid (audio)
: a surface all of whose intersections by planes are either parabolas and ellipses or parabolas and hyperbolas
paraboloidal
pə-ˌra-bə-ˈlȯi-dᵊl How to pronounce paraboloid (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web So how many places are there where a paraboloid can equal zero? Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021 Imagine a paraboloid composed of a sequence of parabolas stacked side by side. Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021 Nearby, 16 stark-white paraboloid beams supported the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília like a crown of thorns. Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018 Nearby, 16 stark-white paraboloid beams supported the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília like a crown of thorns. Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018 Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium Built for the 1964 Olympics, the indoor stadium, a cantilevered hyberbolic paraboloid, is threatened with demolition because of leaks. Ben Ryder Howe, Town & Country, 16 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

parabola + -oid entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1702, in the meaning defined above

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