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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 2.16 A region used to produce a solid of revolution.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

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

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

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

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

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

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