Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solid of revolution

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: solid of rev-o-lu-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

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

Inflected Forms

solids of revolution (plural)

Questions

What does solid of revolution mean?: 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.

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