— paraboloidal /peuh rab'euh loyd"l, par'euh beuh-/ , adj.
/peuh rab"euh loyd'/ , n. Geom.
a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.
Cf. elliptic paraboloid, hyperbolic paraboloid .
[ 1650-60; PARABOL(A) + -OID ]