paraboloid

noun

a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis

Roots

parapara- · Greek · beside, alongside balleinbol- · Greek · to throw eidos-oid · Greek · form, shape, like

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The word paraboloid breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: para-, from Greek para (“beside, alongside”); bol, from Greek ballein (“to throw”); and -oid, from Greek eidos (“form, shape, like”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.