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.

Translations

solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis

• Danish: omdrejningslegeme n
• Finnish: pyörähdyskappale (fi)
• French: solide de révolution (fr) m
• Hungarian: forgástest (hu)
• Romanian: corp de revoluție n, solid de revoluție n