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Definition of Element of a cylinder
1. Noun. A straight line running the length of the cylinder.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Element Of A Cylinder
Literary usage of Element of a cylinder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plane and Solid Geometry by William James Milne (1899)
"A plane which contains an element of a cylinder and does not cut the surface is
a Tangent Plane to the cylinder. The element is called the element of ..."
2. Plane and Solid Geometry by William James Milne (1899)
"A plane which contains an element of a cylinder and does not cut the surface is
a Tangent Plane to the cylinder. The element is called the element of ..."
3. Elements of Descriptive Geometry by Charles Edward Ferris (1904)
"For example, let it be required to draw the projections of an element of a cylinder
whose axis is parallel to the ground line HV, as in Fig. 65. ..."
4. Plane and Solid Geometry by George Clinton Shutts (1913)
"If a plane embraces an element of a cylinder but does not intersect the surface,
it is tangent to the cylinder. ..."
5. The Elements of Geometry by Webster Wells (1894)
"We shall use the phrase " element of a cylinder " to signify an element of its
lateral surface. 552. It follows from the definition of § 551 that The ..."
6. The Elements of Geometry by Henry W. Keigwin (1898)
"An element of a cylinder or cone is the generator of the curved surface in any
position. 499. THEOREM. The section of a cylinder through an element is a ..."