Definition:Cylindroid

Definition

A cylindroid is a term often used for a cylindrical surface whose directrix is a circle or an ellipse.

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• Results about cylindrical surfaces can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cylindroid
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cylindroid