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Cylinder

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Noun

1. cylinder

a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)

2. cylinder

a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line

3. cylinder, piston chamber

a chamber within which piston moves

4. cylinder

a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cylinder

see synonyms of cylinder
noun
1. 
a solid consisting of two parallel planes bounded by identical closed curves, usually circles, that are interconnected at every point by a set of parallel lines, usually perpendicular to the planes. Volume base area × length
2. 
a surface formed by a line moving round a closed plane curve at a fixed angle to it
3. 
any object shaped like a cylinder
4. 
the chamber in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the piston moves
See also cylinder block
5. 
the rotating mechanism of a revolver, situated behind the barrel and containing cartridge chambers
6. printing
any of the rotating drums on a printing press
7. Also called: cylinder seal
a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
8. Also called: hot-water cylinder British
a vertical cylindrical tank for storing hot water, esp an insulated one made of copper used in a domestic hot-water system
9.  firing on all cylinders
verb
10. (transitive)
to provide (a system) with cylinders

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cylinder

see synonyms of cylinder
noun
1.  Geometry
a. 
in geometry, a solid figure consisting of two parallel bases in the form of congruent, closed curves joined by a smooth, continuous, closed surface; specif., such a figure (right circular cylinder) having circular bases and a surface perpendicular to the bases
b. 
the surface of such a solid
2. 
anything having the shape of a cylinder, whether hollow or solid
; specif.,
a. 
the turning part of a revolver, containing chambers for cartridges
b. 
the chamber in which the piston moves in a reciprocating engine
c. 
the barrel of a pump
d. 
on a printing press, a roller carrying the printing plates or the part receiving the impression
e. 
a large, hollow, cylindrical clay object with cuneiform inscriptions, or a similar small stone worn on the wrist in ancient times in the Middle East

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cylinder

see synonyms of cylinder
n.
1. Mathematics
a. The surface generated by a straight line intersecting and moving along a closed plane curve, the directrix, while remaining parallel to a fixed straight line that is not on or parallel to the plane of the directrix.
b. The portion of such a surface bounded by two parallel planes and the regions of the planes bounded by the surface.
c. A solid bounded by two parallel planes and such a surface, especially such a surface having a circle as its directrix.
2. A cylindrical container or object.
3. Engineering
a. The chamber in which a piston of a reciprocating engine moves.
b. The chamber of a pump from which fluid is expelled by a piston.
4. The rotating chamber of a revolver that holds the cartridges.
5. Any of several rotating parts in a printing press, especially one that carries the paper.
6. Archaeology A cylindrical stone or clay object with an engraved design or inscription.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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