Lathe

This article is about a lathe as a tool. See also lathe (graphics) and lathe (division) for other meanings.

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Lathe (graphics): In 3D computer graphics, a lathed object is a 3D model whose vertex geometry is produced by rotating the points of a spline or other point set around a fixed axis. The lathing may be partial; the amount of rotation is not necessarily a full 360 degrees. The point set providing the initial source dat...

Lathe (division): A lathe was an administrative division of the county of Kent, in England, from the Anglo-Saxon period until it fell entirely out of use in the early twentieth century....