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solids of revolution

solids of revolution is the plural of solid of revolution.

Meaning of solid of revolution

Noun

solid of revolution (plural solids of revolution)

  1. 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.

Questions about solids of revolution

What is solids of revolution the plural of?
Solids of revolution is the plural of solid of revolution.

Words near solids of revolution in the dictionary

  1. solidlike
  2. solidly
  3. solidness
  4. solidnesses
  5. solids
  6. solids of revolution
  7. solidum
  8. solidums
  9. solidungular
  10. solidungulate
  11. solidungulates

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