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Steinmetz solid

Steinmetz solid noun: the solid body generated by the intersection of two or three cylinders of equal radius at right angles.

Noun

Steinmetz solid (plural Steinmetz solids)

  1. The solid body generated by the intersection of two or three cylinders of equal radius at right angles.

Forms of Steinmetz solid

pluralSteinmetz solids

Origin of Steinmetz solid

Named after Charles Proteus Steinmetz, though these solids were known long before Steinmetz studied them.

Questions about Steinmetz solid

What does Steinmetz solid mean?
Steinmetz solid means the solid body generated by the intersection of two or three cylinders of equal radius at right angles.
What part of speech is Steinmetz solid?
Steinmetz solid is a noun.
What is the plural of Steinmetz solid?
The plural of Steinmetz solid is Steinmetz solids.

Words near Steinmetz solid in the dictionary

  1. Steinmans
  2. Steinmeier
  3. Steinmetz
  4. Steinmetz coefficient
  5. Steinmetz coefficients
  6. Steinmetz solid
  7. Steinmetz solids
  8. Steinmetz's equation
  9. Steinmetzian
  10. Steinmeyer
  11. Steinmeyers

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