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hyperboloid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A particular surface in three-dimensional Euclidean space, the graph of a quadratic with all three variables squared and their coefficients not all of the same sign.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: quadric, quadric surface

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hyperbola Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English hyperboloid From hyperbola + -oid.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: hiperboloide — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Catalan: hiperboloide — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Estonian: hüperboloid — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Finnish: hyperboloidi — surface in three-dimensional space
  • French: hyperboloïde — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Galician: hiperboloide — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Hindi: अतिपरवलयज (atipravalyaj) — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Icelandic: breiðbogaflötur — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Italian: iperboloide — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Kazakh: гиперболоид (giperboloid) — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Portuguese: hiperboloide — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Spanish: hiperboloide — surface in three-dimensional space
  • Asturian: hiperboloide d'una fueya — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Catalan: hiperboloide d'una fulla — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Catalan: hiperboloide d'un full — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • French: hyperboloïde à une nappe — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Galician: hiperboloide dunha folla — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Galician: hiperboloide nunha folla — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Italian: iperboloide ad una falda — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Italian: iperboloide iperbolico — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Portuguese: hiperboloide de uma folha — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Spanish: hiperboloide de una hoja — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Spanish: hiperboloide hiperbólico — hyperboloid of one sheet
  • Asturian: hiperboloide de dos fueyes — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Catalan: hiperboloide de dues fulles — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Catalan: hiperboloide de dos fulls — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • French: hyperboloïde à deux nappes — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Galician: hiperboloide de dúas follas — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Italian: iperboloide a due falde — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Italian: iperboloide ellittico — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Portuguese: hiperboloide de duas folhas — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Spanish: hiperboloide de dos hojas — hyperboloid of two sheets
  • Spanish: hiperboloide elíptico — hyperboloid of two sheets