Concept information
Preferred term
solid of revolution
Definition
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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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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-RH0KTLQ8-2
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