English-Finnish translations for solid of revolution

• pyörähdyskappale

Definition of solid of revolution

• 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

Examples

• A cylinder is a solid of revolution generated by rotating a rectangle about one of its axes

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