ruled surface
noun Geometry.
a surface that can be generated by a straight line, as a cylinder or cone.
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Origin of ruled surface
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby ruled surface
Ruisdael, Rukeyser, Rukwa, RUL, rule, ruled surface, rule joint, ruleless, rule of bigeminy, rule of eleven, rule of engagement
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