Concept information
Preferred term
parabolic coordinates
Definition
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Parabolic coordinates are a two-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system in which the coordinate lines are confocal parabolas. A three-dimensional version of parabolic coordinates is obtained by rotating the two-dimensional system about the symmetry axis of the parabolas.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabolic_coordinates)
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- parabolic coordinate system
In other languages
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French
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système de coordonnées paraboliques
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-VNXF3R69-M
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