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solid of revolution

American  

noun

  1. a three-dimensional figure formed by revolving a plane area about a given axis.


Etymology

Origin of solid of revolution

First recorded in 1810–20

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Figure 6.70 A surface integral can be used to calculate the surface area of this solid of revolution.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Figure 6.16 A region used to produce a solid of revolution.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Therefore, the volume of the solid of revolution is π.

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Figure 2.16 A region used to produce a solid of revolution.

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