cylinder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- [ˈsɪlɪ̈ndɚ] (US)
- /ˈsɪləndɚ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle French chilindre, cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō) "I roll or wallow" (intransitive). Doublet of calander and calender.
Meanings
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A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
When the two-dimensional curve is a circle, the cylinder is called a circular cylinder. When the axis is perpendicular to the plane of the curve, the cylinder is called a right cylinder. In non-mathematical usage, both right and circular are usually implied.
- A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
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Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
A big greyish rounded bulk, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder.
1898, H. G. Wells, chapter 4, in The War of the Worlds:
- A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
- The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
- A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
- An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
- The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
- The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cylinders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cylindraceous · opposed cylinder · relay cylinder · multicylinder · cylindrical · cylindrite · cylinder head · slave cylinder · nanocylinder · cylindrify · oxygen cylinder · measuring cylinder · master cylinder · cylinder mower · hypercylinder · cylindroma · bicylinder · microcylinder · renal cylinder · penicylinder · Nessler cylinder · cylinderer · twisted cylinder · O'Neill cylinder · diving cylinder · Bazeries cylinder · cylindric · cylinder function · two-cylinder · cylindrification · tricylinder · inside-cylinder · axis cylinder · cylinderlike · cylinder-head-sector · cylinder glass · semicylinder · fire on all cylinders · noncylinder · reversing cylinder · opposed piston opposed cylinder · roasting cylinder · graduated cylinder · subcylinder · spherocylinder · Tipler cylinder · hemicylinder · demicylinder · double cylinder
Descendants
Translations (238)
la modiolus (the space in which a piston travels) · fr cylindre (geometry: surface) · ro cilindru (geometry: surface) · fi lieriö (geometry: solid) · es cilindro (any cylindrical object) · th ทรงกระบอก (geometry: surface) · yi צילינדער (geometry: solid) · ug سىلىندىر (geometry: surface) · hi सिलिंडर (geometry: surface) · pl walec (geometry: surface) · la cylindrus (geometry: solid) · hu palack (container) · pt bujão (container) · lo ກະບອກ (geometry: surface) · sh стублина (geometry: solid) · bg цили́ндър (the space in which a piston travels) · uk цилі́ндр (geometry: solid) · ms silinder (the space in which a piston travels) · ka ცილინდრი (geometry: surface) · bg бараба́н (container) · bg цили́ндър (cavity or chamber) · de Zylinder (the space in which a piston travels) · sl valj (geometry: solid) · it cilindro (cavity or chamber) · pt cilindro (geometry: surface) · fi vahalieriö (recording) · tl bumbong (geometry: solid) · nl cilinder (geometry: solid) · fi patruunarulla (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · fi pullo (container) · he גָּלִיל (geometry: surface) · kk цилиндр (geometry: surface) · fi ympyrälieriö (geometry: solid) · tr dürüm (geometry: surface) · de Zylinder (container) · km ស៊ីឡាំង (geometry: surface) · pt cilindro (any cylindrical object) · ms silinder (geometry: solid) · sh stublina (geometry: solid) · fi sylinteri (recording) · ga sorcóir soladach (geometry: solid) · es cilindro (geometry: solid) · uz silindr (geometry: surface) · mk цилиндар (recording) · tl bumbong (any cylindrical object) · tr dürüm (geometry: solid) · sl valj (geometry: surface) · fr cylindre (cavity or chamber) · cs válcová plocha (geometry: surface) · ca cilindre (geometry: solid) · grc κύλινδρος (geometry: surface) · hy գլան (geometry: surface) · ru бидо́н (container) · mi puoto (any cylindrical object) · et silinder (geometry: surface) · es garrafa (container) · tt цилиндр (geometry: surface) · es bombona (container) · vi hình trụ tròn (geometry: surface) · ro cilindru (geometry: solid) · ru цили́ндр (recording) · ota مردانه (any cylindrical object) · da cylinder (geometry: surface) · pt cilindro (geometry: solid) · de Zylinder (geometry: solid) · lt cilindras (geometry: surface) · ru цили́ндр (cavity or chamber) · fr cylindre (recording) · fr barillet (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · yi צילינדער (geometry: surface) · sh cilìndar (geometry: surface) · ru бараба́н (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · cs válec (any cylindrical object) · pt botija (container) · bn বেলন (geometry: solid) · ro cilindru (any cylindrical object) · he גָּלִיל (any cylindrical object) · fi sylinteri (geometry: solid) · ru цили́ндр (geometry: solid) · tr dürük (any cylindrical object) · lv cilindrs (geometry: surface) · da cylinder (any cylindrical object) · nl cilinder (cavity or chamber) · fr vérin (the space in which a piston travels) · mk цилиндар (cavity or chamber) · zza silindir (geometry: surface) · fa استوانه (geometry: surface) · sk valec (any cylindrical object) · uk вало́к (any cylindrical object) · be цылі́ндр (geometry: surface) · fr cylindre (the space in which a piston travels) · el κύλινδρος (container) · gl cilindro (geometry: surface) · mn цилиндр (geometry: surface) · ru цили́ндр (any cylindrical object) · mk буренце (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · pl cylinder (any cylindrical object) · vi xi-lanh (the space in which a piston travels) · ca cilindre (cavity or chamber) · ca cilindre (geometry: surface) · da cylinder (geometry: solid) · mi puoto (cavity or chamber) · fr cylindre phonographique (recording) · be цылі́ндар (geometry: surface) · th กระบอก (geometry: surface) · mi rango (geometry: solid) · fi sylinteri (container) · ca cilindre (the space in which a piston travels) · da cylinder (cavity or chamber) · it cilindro (geometry: solid) · pl cylinder (geometry: surface) · de Zylinder (geometry: surface) · tg устувона (geometry: surface) · fi ympyrälieriö (geometry: surface) · yi צילינדער (any cylindrical object) · pt cilindro (cavity or chamber) · ja シリンダー (geometry: surface) · tr silindir (geometry: solid) · fi sylinteri (the space in which a piston travels) · id silinder (geometry: surface) · be цылі́ндар (geometry: solid) · vi xi lanh (the space in which a piston travels) · es cilindro (the space in which a piston travels) · uk цилі́ндр (geometry: surface) · it cilindro (any cylindrical object) · da cylinder (container) · ms belujur (geometry: solid) · bg цили́ндър (geometry: surface) · de Zylinder (cavity or chamber) · nb sylinder (geometry: solid) · cs válec (geometry: solid) · ms silinder (geometry: surface) · ru цили́ндр (container) · nb tønne (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · msn wövötu (geometry: surface) · ms bulat buluh (geometry: surface) · gl cilindro (any cylindrical object) · ru бараба́н (container) · mk валец (any cylindrical object) · ar أُسْطُوَانَة (geometry: surface) · grc κύλινδρος (geometry: solid) · cmn 彈巢 /弹巢 (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · bg ва́ляк (any cylindrical object) · be цылі́ндр (geometry: solid) · bg бараба́н (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · el κύλινδρος (cavity or chamber) · gl cilindro (the space in which a piston travels) · es cilindro (container) · mk цилиндар (geometry: solid) · de Zylinder (recording) · nl cilinder (geometry: surface) · es cilindro (geometry: surface) · ru ро́лик (recording) · ko 실린더 (geometry: surface) · mk цилиндар (geometry: surface) · pl butla (container) · el κύλινδρος (geometry: solid) · mi puoto (the space in which a piston travels) · it cilindro (geometry: surface) · hy գլան (geometry: solid) · he גָּלִיל (cavity or chamber) · es cilindro (cavity or chamber) · cs válec (cavity or chamber) · ko 원기둥 (geometry: surface) · fr cylindre (geometry: solid) · fr bonbonne (container) · ota سلندر (geometry: solid) · tr silindir (any cylindrical object) · pl walec (geometry: solid) · sh ва́љак (geometry: surface) · sh цилѝндар (geometry: surface) · hu henger (geometry: surface) · fi vahasylinteri (recording) · ru балло́н (container) · fi lieriö (geometry: surface) · fi lieriö (any cylindrical object) · sv cylinder (geometry: surface) · sh váljak (geometry: surface) · tl bumbong (geometry: surface) · sk valec (geometry: surface) · az silindr (geometry: surface) · bn নল (geometry: surface) · sq cilindër (geometry: surface) · ca cilindre (any cylindrical object) · el κύλινδρος (geometry: surface) · cmn 氣缸 /气缸 (the space in which a piston travels) · tk silindr (geometry: surface) · sk valec (geometry: solid) · nl cilinder (any cylindrical object) · el κύλινδρος (recording) · ota سلندر (geometry: surface) · ky цилиндр (geometry: surface) · ko 원통 (geometry: surface) · id sillinder (the space in which a piston travels) · ru ва́лик (any cylindrical object) · fi sylinteri (any cylindrical object) · eo cilindro (geometry: solid) · fi lieriö (recording) · pt botijão (container) · is sívalningur (geometry: surface) · de Rolle (recording) · ru цили́ндр (geometry: surface) · ja 円柱 (geometry: surface) · fi rulla (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · he גָּלִיל (container) · tr itenek (the space in which a piston travels) · nb sylinder (geometry: surface) · de Zylinder (any cylindrical object) · sh ва́љак (geometry: solid) · cs válec (geometry: surface) · ms torak-torak (geometry: solid) · la cylindrus (any cylindrical object) · my ဆလင်ဒါ (geometry: surface) · fo sylindari (geometry: surface) · la cylindrus (geometry: surface) · gl tambor (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · grc κύλινδρος (any cylindrical object) · ja 気筒 (cavity or chamber) · ga sorcóir (geometry: surface) · sh váljak (geometry: solid) · sl valj (any cylindrical object) · de Brennkammer (cavity or chamber) · el κύλινδρος (any cylindrical object) · uk валок (geometry: surface) · bg цили́ндър (geometry: solid) · tg силиндр (geometry: surface) · lo ກະບັ້ງ (geometry: surface) · uk валок (geometry: solid) · fi sylinteri (cavity or chamber) · si සිලින්ඩරය (geometry: surface) · tr silindir (geometry: surface) · io cilindro (geometry: solid) · fr cylindre (any cylindrical object) · hy գլան (any cylindrical object) · cmn 圓柱 /圆柱 (geometry: surface) · nl trommel (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · el μύλος (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) · cmn 圓柱體 /圆柱体 (geometry: surface)