As nouns the difference between toroid and hyperboloid
is that toroid is (mathematics) a surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane while hyperboloid is 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.
toroid
Noun
(
en noun)
(mathematics) A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
A ring-shaped object whose surface is a torus.
Quotations
* 1994', The photon belt, a huge '''torroid ''[sic]'' shaped object composed of photon light particles, was first discovered by your scientists in 1961 near the vicinity of the Pleiades by satellite instrumentation. — ''You are Becoming a Galactic Human , by Virginia Essene and Sheldon Nidel, ISBN 0937147087, pp. 27–28
Related terms
* toroidal
hyperboloid
English
Noun
(
en noun)
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.
Usage notes
* If the hyperboloid is a connected surface, it is said to be (term); otherwise, it has two components and is said to be (term).
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Derived terms
*hyperboloidal
