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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A cylinder is a solid of revolution generated by rotating a rectangle about one of its axes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
旋转体
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Czech:
rotační těleso
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Danish:
omdrejningslegeme
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Dutch:
omwentelingslichaam
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Finnish:
pyörähdyskappale
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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French:
solide de révolution
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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German:
Rotationskörper
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Greek:
στερεό εκ περιστροφής
(stereó ek peristrofís)
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Hungarian:
forgástest
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Italian:
solido di rotazione
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Polish:
bryła obrotowa
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Romanian:
corp de revoluție
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Romanian:
solid de revoluție
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Russian:
те́ло враще́ния
(télo vraščénija)
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
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Spanish:
sólido de revolución
— solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
