{"id":1529,"date":"2022-04-20T07:34:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T07:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/article-test-new\/?page_id=1529"},"modified":"2023-02-16T03:29:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T03:29:40","slug":"curved-surface-definition-with-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/geometry\/curved-surface","title":{"rendered":"Curved Surface &#8211; Definition With Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\tMath-Vocabulary\n<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-225a8737-714b-4c65-8c79-87a44998f6c4\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\"\n                    data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \"><ul><li><a href=https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/geometry\/curved-surface#0-what-is-curved-surface>What is Curved Surface?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-what-is-curved-surface\">What is Curved Surface?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/geometry\/curve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">curved<\/a>&nbsp;surface is a rounded surface that is not flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table eplus-wrapper\"><table class=\"wj-table-class\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Curved Surface<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Flat Surface<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274291_curved-surface.png\" alt=\"curved surface\" style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274291_flat-surface.png\" alt=\"flat surface\" style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">An&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/measurements\/object\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">object<\/a>&nbsp;can have a curved surface all around it. Such objects have only one surface throughout. Examples of objects with the curved surface all around are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/geometry\/sphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spheres<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Real life examples<\/strong>&nbsp;of the objects with curved surface throughout are balls, globe, eggs, pipes, domes, etc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table eplus-wrapper\"><table class=\"wj-table-class\"><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274291_egg.png\" alt=\"egg\" style=\"width: 200px;\"><strong>Egg<\/strong><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274291_ball.png\" alt=\"ball\" style=\"width: 200px;\"><strong>Ball<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><br>There are 3D shapes that consist of only flat surfaces. For example, a cube, cuboid, pyramid and prism are all 3D shapes that are made up of flat surfaces. Their surfaces are squares, rectangles, triangles and parallelograms. None of them has a curved surface. The non-examples of 3D shapes with the curved surface are cubes, cuboids, pyramids, prisms, bricks, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table eplus-wrapper\"><table class=\"wj-table-class\"><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274291_pyramid.png\" alt=\"pyramid\" style=\"width: 200px;\"><strong>Pyramid<\/strong><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274291_cube.png\" alt=\"cube\" style=\"width: 200px;\"><strong>Cube<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><br>3D shapes such as cones and cylinders have a curved surface as well as flat surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image eplus-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274291_cylinder.png\" alt=\"cylinder - curved surface and flat surface\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">A cylinder has 2 flat surfaces and one curved surface.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image eplus-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561309478_cone-curved-and-flat-surface.png\" alt=\"cone - curved surface and flat surface\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">A cone has one flat surface and a curved surface.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Examples<\/strong>&nbsp;of the objects with curved as well as flat surfaces are drums, cans, cones, etc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table eplus-wrapper\"><table class=\"wj-table-class\"><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274290_can.png\" alt=\"can\" style=\"width: 100px;\"><strong>Can<\/strong><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274290_cone.png\" alt=\"cone\" style=\"width: 100px;\"><strong>Cone<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">There are objects that can have&nbsp;<strong>2 different curved surfaces<\/strong>. The given image shows a test tube with a curved surface (wall: cylindrical) and a curved surface for the base (spherical) too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image eplus-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/96469ed332fd48ba94d0b36ce7621123\/1561274290_2-different-curved-surface.png\" alt=\"Cylindrical curved and Spherical surface\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table eplus-wrapper\"><table class=\"wj-table-class\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Facts<\/strong><br>1. Multiple circles stacked together form a curved surface.<br>2. Any point on a curved surface is equidistant from its centre and this distance is called the radius.<br>3. A flat surface can be rolled to form a curved surface, and if you open a roll, you can get a flat surface.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Curved Surface? The&nbsp;curved&nbsp;surface is a rounded surface that is not flat. Curved Surface Flat Surface An&nbsp;object&nbsp;can have a curved surface all around it. Such objects have only one surface throughout. Examples of objects with the curved surface all around are&nbsp;spheres.&nbsp; Real life examples&nbsp;of the objects with curved surface throughout are balls, globe, eggs, &#8230; <a title=\"Curved Surface &#8211; Definition With Examples\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/geometry\/curved-surface\" aria-label=\"More on Curved Surface &#8211; Definition With Examples\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mithun Jhawar","author_link":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/author\/mithun-jhawarsplashlearn-com\/"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24707,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions\/24707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}