Usually means: Shape created by rotating curve.
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  1. surface of revolution: Merriam-Webster
  2. surface of revolution: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. surface of revolution: Wiktionary
  4. surface of revolution: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. surface of revolution: Dictionary.com
  6. Surface of revolution: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. surface of revolution: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. surface of revolution: Encyclopedia

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Surface of Revolution, Surface of Revolution: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
  2. surface of revolution, surface of revolution: PlanetMath Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (surface of revolution)

noun:  (mathematics) A surface formed when a given curve is revolved around a given axis. If the resulting surface is a closed one, it also defines a solid of revolution.

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