SOLID OF REVOLUTION
\sˈɒlɪd ɒv ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən], \sˈɒlɪd ɒv ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən], \s_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_d ɒ_v ɹ_ˌɛ_v_ə_l_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A solid of the same form as the space traced out by a plane figure during its revolution round an axis in its plane ; as a cone, which is traced out by the revolution of a right-angled triangle round one of the sides containing the right angle.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].