Associations to the word «Paraboloid»

Wiktionary

PARABOLOID, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

PARABOLOID, noun. A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats