hyperboloid of revolution

noun

The surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around one of its principal axes.

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Meanings

nounhyperboloid of revolution (plural hyperboloids of revolution)

plural hyperboloids of revolution

  1. geometryThe surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around one of its principal axes.
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