Surface Of Revolution Definition

surfaces of revolution
noun
A surface generated by revolving a plane curve about an axis in its plane.
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Other Word Forms of Surface Of Revolution

Noun

Singular:
surface of revolution
Plural:
surfaces of revolution

Surface Of Revolution Sentence Examples

  • Similarly a surface of revolution can be divided by planes at right angles to the axis into elements, each of which is approximately a section of the surface of a right circular cone.

  • The only surface of revolution having this property is the catenoid formed by the revolution of a catenary about its directrix.

  • We know that the radius of curvature of a surface of revolution in the plane normal to the meridian plane is the portion of the normal intercepted by the axis of revolution.

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