hyperboloidal
/ˌhaɪpərˌbɑlɔɪˈdeɪl/
adjective
- Shaped like a hyperboloid (a three-dimensional geometric surface that curves outward like a saddle or a cooling tower).
- The architect designed a hyperboloidal roof for the new planetarium.
- The artist created a hyperboloidal sculpture that looked like a twisted hourglass.
- Some nuclear cooling towers have a distinctive hyperboloidal shape.