solid of revolution

English

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.

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