Solids

Face of a Solid

A plane or curved surface in a solid that is bounded by edges.

Examples

  • This polyhedron has 6 faces and 12 edges.
  • This hexagonal prism has 8 plane faces.
  • A cone has 1 plane surface and 1 curved surface.
  • A cylinder has 2 plane surfaces and 1 curved surface.
  • A ball has 1 curved surface.

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