Hyperboloid
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A surface of the second order, which is cut by certain planesin hyperbolas; also, the solid, bounded in part by such a surface.Hyperboloid of revolution, an hyperboloid described by an hyperbolarevolving about one of its axes. The surface has two separate sheetswhen the axis of revolution is the transverse axis, but only one whenthe axis of revolution is the conjugate axis of the hyperbola.
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A quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis
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