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hyperbolic paraboloid

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hyperbolic paraboloid
n.
A surface of which all sections parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas and all sections parallel to another coordinate plane are parabolas.


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The roof is more complex, its hyperbolic paraboloid form derived from a Muybridge-like analysis of the movement of an oar.
Pulling together: the roof of this little boathouse is derived from ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
An origami enthusiast, he's tamed the hyperbolic paraboloid.
Unlocking Puzzling Polygons by PETERSON, IVARS / Science News
He plays this idea out in full-scale participatory projects such as the installation Above and Below: The Hypar Room, 1999, named for the main design principle at work, a hyperbolic paraboloid (or "hypar" for short) in which a horizontal warped plane is formed by straight vertical lines beneath it.
ALLAN WEXLER by Robinson, Joan Seeman / Artforum International
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