Hyperboloid of revolution
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hyperboloid of revolution — the surface generated by a hyperbola rotating about one of its axes … Useful english dictionary
Hyperboloid structure — Hyperboloid structures are architectural structures designed with hyperboloid geometry. Often these are tall structures such as towers where the hyperboloid geometry s structural strength is used to support an object high off the ground, but… … Wikipedia
Hyperboloid — Hy*per bo*loid, n. [Hyperbola + oid: cf. F. hyperbolo[ i]de.] (Geom.) A surface of the second order, which is cut by certain planes in hyperbolas; also, the solid, bounded in part by such a surface. [1913 Webster] {Hyperboloid of revolution}, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyperboloid — Not to be confused with Hyperbolic paraboloid. Hyperboloid of one sheet … Wikipedia
hyperboloid — hyperboloidal, adj. /huy perr beuh loyd /, n. Math. a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x2/a2 + y2/b2 z2/c2 = 1. [1720 30; HYPERBOL(A) + OID] * * * ▪ mathematics the open surface… … Universalium
The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin — infobox Book | name = The Garin Death Ray title orig = Гиперболоид инженера Гарина translator = Bernard Guilbert Guerney (1st edition) George Hanna (revised ed.) image caption = Cover of the 1955 English revised edition author = Aleksey Tolstoy… … Wikipedia
Oblate spheroidal coordinates — Figure 1: Coordinate isosurfaces for a point P (shown as a black sphere) in oblate spheroidal coordinates (μ, ν, φ). The z axis is vertical, and the foci are at ±2. The red oblate spheroid (flattened sphere) corresponds to μ=1, whereas the blue… … Wikipedia
Hyperbolic geometry — Lines through a given point P and asymptotic to line R. A triangle immersed in a saddle shape plane (a hyperbolic paraboloid), as well as two diverging ultraparall … Wikipedia
Cathedral of Brasília — The Cathedral of Brasília ( Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ) in the capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil, is an expression of the architect Oscar Niemeyer. This concrete framed hyperboloid structure, seems with its glass… … Wikipedia
Vortex Tower — The Vortex Tower was the working name of a huge and highly innovative project designed by Ken Shuttleworth’s MAKE Architects, the building would have risen to a height of 984 feet (300 m) and 70 floors. The shape of the Vortex Tower is a… … Wikipedia
