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| Expression | 1. (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: AXIS OF REVOLUTION
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| Axis of revolution | (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: AXIS OF REVOLUTION
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| Axis of revolution | Physics | Straight line round which a body or a geometrical element moves (=either "rotates" or "revolves"). The movement is called "rotation" if the axis passes through the body itself, and "revolution" if the axis is situated outside the body. When a geometrical area rotates (= its limiting curve revolves) round an axis, a "solid (or body) of revolution" results. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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