solid of revolution

noun

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.

“A cylinder is a solid of revolution generated by rotating a rectangle about one of its axes.”

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Meanings

nounsolid of revolution (plural solids of revolution)

plural solids of revolution

  1. 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.

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 旋转体
  • 旋转体solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Czech rotační těleso
  • rotační tělesosolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Danish omdrejningslegeme
  • omdrejningslegemesolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Dutch omwentelingslichaam
  • omwentelingslichaamsolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Finnish pyörähdyskappale
  • pyörähdyskappalesolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
French solide de révolution
  • solide de révolutionsolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
German Rotationskörper
  • Rotationskörpersolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Greek στερεό εκ περιστροφής
  • στερεό εκ περιστροφής (stereó ek peristrofís)solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Hungarian forgástest
  • forgástestsolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Italian solido di rotazione
  • solido di rotazionesolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Polish bryła obrotowa
  • bryła obrotowasolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Romanian corp de revoluție, solid de revoluție
  • corp de revoluțiesolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
  • solid de revoluțiesolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Russian те́ло враще́ния
  • те́ло враще́ния (télo vraščénija)solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Spanish sólido de revolución
  • sólido de revoluciónsolid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“solid of revolution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solid%20of%20revolution. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solid of revolution,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solid%20of%20revolution.

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