Truncated Cylinder or Prism Definition

A truncated cylinder or prism is a cylinder or prism which has one base cut off by an intersecting plane. The other base is unaffected by the truncation. The truncating plane may be either oblique or parallel to the bases.

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“Truncated Cylinder or Prism.” Mathwords, www.mathwords.com/t/truncated_cylinder_or_prism.htm.

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