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Paraboloidal

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pa·rab·o·loid  (p-rb-loid)
n.
A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis.
pa·rabo·loidal (-loidl) adj.
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paraboloid
the equation for a circular paraboloid is:
x2/a2
+
y2/b2
=z
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Adj.1.paraboloidal - having the shape of a paraboloid
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
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At this point, rotation is decelerated and the forging pressure applied, so the plasticized rivet's tip is deformed by the opposite reactive forces related to the colder polymeric volumes, assuming a paraboloidal pattern (see Fig.
Joining of polymers and polymer-metal hybrid structures: recent ... by Amancio-Filho, S.T.; dos Santos, J.F. / Polymer Engineering and Science
Examples of such relationships are given by equations (1) and (2) for a paraboloidal (spherical) indentation tip of radius R and for an ideal by conical (pyramidal) tip of semi-apical angle [theta], respectively: J(t) = [8h(t)[square root of (A(t)/[pi])]]/[3[P.
Measurement approaches to develop a fundamental understanding of ... by Jardret, Vincent D. / JCT Research
For a paraboloidal tip, indentation strain is related to the ratio of the contact radius to the tip radius, and the contact radius is directly related to h [ 16, 21 ].
Review of instrumented indentation by VanLandingham, Mark R. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
 
 
 
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