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solid of revolution  

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  • In geometry, a solid of revolution is a solid figure obtained by rotating a plane figure around some straight line (the axis of revolution), which may not intersect the generatrix (except at its boundary). The surface created by this revolution and which bounds the solid is the surface of revolution.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_of_revolution)

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