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Definition 1
A right circular cylinder is the solid of revolution made by rotating a rectangle along one of its sides.
In the words of Euclid:
- When, one side of those about the right angle in a rectangular parallelogram remaining fixed, the parallelogram is carried round and restored again to the same position from which it began to be moved, the figure so comprehended is a cylinder.
(The Elements: Book $\text{XI}$: Definition $21$)
In the above diagram, the rectangle $ADHG$ has been rotated around the side $GH$ to produce the right circular cylinder $ACBEFD$.
Definition 2
A right circular cylinder is a right cylinder whose bases are circles.
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