English Explanatory Dictionary

Steinmetz solid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The solid body generated by the intersection of two or three cylinders of equal radius at right angles.

Word forms

Steinmetz solid Steinmetz solids

Etymology

Named after Charles Proteus Steinmetz, though these solids were known long before Steinmetz studied them.

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