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| Expression | 1. (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes called theorem of Pappus , also, incorrectly, Guldinus's properties.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: CENTROBARIC METHOD
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| Centrobaric method | (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes called theorem of Pappus , also, incorrectly, Guldinus's properties. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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