solid of revolution

English

Noun

solid of revolution (plural solids of revolution)

A solid produced by taking a particular two-dimensional curve and rotating it through 360° about an axis. The curve will sweep out a surface, and the region inside the surface defines a solid.
A cylinder is a solid of revolution generated by rotating a rectangle about one of its axes.

Translations

solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis

Danish: omdrejningslegeme n
Finnish: pyörähdyskappale (fi)
French: solide de révolution (fr) m
Hungarian: forgástest (hu)
Romanian: corp de revoluție n, solid de revoluție n

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