Hyperboloid

/hˈa‍ɪpəbˌɒlɔ‍ɪd/

/hˈaɪpɚbˌɑːlɔɪd/

Hyperboloid

a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis

Examples

1. Slices could be shaped like a hyperboloid.

2. OK, this is called an hyperboloid of two sheets.

3. So this is called a hyperboloid of one sheet, sheet in the sense of surface.

4. Um, this is basically an upper sheet of a two sheet hyperboloid and that is visualized in the figure below.