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Meaning of solid of revolution | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“A cylinder is a solid of revolution generated by rotating a rectangle about one of its axes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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