lateral area

English

A prism with a pentagonal base. The sum of the yellow faces' areas is the lateral area of the prism.

Noun

lateral area (plural lateral areas)

  1. (geometry) The sum of the areas of the lateral (vertical) faces of a cylinder, cone, frustum, or the like.
  2. (medicine, dated) A particular part of the medulla oblongata.
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