Definitions for cylinder
ˈsɪl ɪn dərcylin·der

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cylindernoun

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

2. cylindernoun

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

3. cylinder, piston chambernoun

   a chamber within which piston moves

4. cylindernoun

   a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cylindernoun

   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.

2. cylindernoun

   A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

3. cylindernoun

   Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.

4. cylindernoun

   A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

5. cylindernoun

   A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas.

6. cylindernoun

   An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.

7. cylindernoun

   The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.

8. cylindernoun

   The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.

9. Etymology: From cylindrus, from κύλινδρος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CYLINDERnoun

   A body having two flat surfaces and one circular.

   Etymology: ϰύλινδϱον.

   The quantity of water which every revolution does carry, according to any inclination of the cylinder, may be easily found. John Wilkins.

   The square will make you ready for all manner of compartments, bases, pedistals, plots, and buildings; your cylinder for vaulted turrets, and round buildings. Henry Peacham.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cylinder

   A cylinder is a three-dimensional geometric shape that consists of two parallel circular bases that are congruent (same size and shape) and one curved surface connecting the bases. The bases are always at equal distance from each other and the axis, which is the segment connecting the centers of both bases, is perpendicular to them. It is commonly seen in everyday objects such as cans, tubes, or barrels.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cylindernoun

   a solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular

2. Cylindernoun

   the space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length

3. Cylindernoun

   any hollow body of cylindrical form

4. Cylindernoun

   the chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam

5. Cylindernoun

   the barrel of an air or other pump

6. Cylindernoun

   the revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press

7. Cylindernoun

   the bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver

8. Cylindernoun

   the revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom

9. Etymology: [F. cylindre, OF. cilindre, L. cylindrus, fr. Gr. ky`lindros, fr. kyli`ndein, kyli`ein, to roll. Cf. Calender the machine.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cylinder

   A cylinder is one of the most basic curvilinear geometric shapes, the surface formed by the points at a fixed distance from a given line segment, the axis of the cylinder. The solid enclosed by this surface and by two planes perpendicular to the axis is also called a cylinder. The surface area and the volume of a cylinder have been known since deep antiquity. In differential geometry, a cylinder is defined more broadly as any ruled surface spanned by a one-parameter family of parallel lines. A cylinder whose cross section is an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola is called an elliptic cylinder, parabolic cylinder, or hyperbolic cylinder respectively. The open cylinder is topologically equivalent to both the open annulus and the punctured plane.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cylinder

   sil′in-dėr, n. a solid circular or roller-like body, whose ends are equal parallel circles: (mech.) applied to many cylindrical parts of machines, as any rotating cylindrical portion of a printing-press.—adjs. Cylindrā′ceous, somewhat cylindrical; Cylin′dric, -al, having the form or properties of a cylinder.—n. Cylindric′ity.—adj. Cylin′driform, in the form of a cylinder.—n. Cyl′indroid, a body like a cylinder, but having its base elliptical. [Gr. kylindros, kylindein, to roll.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cylinder

   The body of a pump; any tubular part of an engine.--Charge cylinder of a gun, is the part which receives the powder and ball, the remaining portion being styled the vacant cylinder. Especially in marine steam-engines, the cylindrical metal tube, with a diameter proportionate to the power of the engine, of which it may be termed the chief part, since it contains the active steam. Also, a cartridge box for the service of artillery. (See CARTRIDGE-BOX.)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cylinder

   A type of known shape.

   A cylinder is like a tubular shape with two circles each end.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Chamber
   • Container
   • Round Shape
   • Solid

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cylinder' in Nouns Frequency: #2607

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cylinder in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cylinder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of cylinder in a Sentence

1. Stanley Druckenmiller:

   This lack of investment and a slowing of the Chinese economy will remove a major cylinder from the engine of world growth.

2. Inspector Mewa Lal Gaur:

   When the first blast took place in the gas cylinder many people collected there to watch and see what had happened. Then there was a secondary blast.

3. Mark Reuss:

   Mark Rushbrook still have to deliver connectivity in something people love to look at and be seen in, that generation has not been lost. They still want a great looking car, great looking interior and have fun driving it, and I don't care if it's a turbo-charged three cylinder( fuel efficient car) or a 660 horsepower blown LT4( high-performance vehicle).

4. Raheel Khursheed:

   It is endearing to watch others help Covid-19 patients on Twitter, but it is also distressing to see how little we can do, we don't know what to do in a pandemic. I don't have an oxygen cylinder lying at home, so other than amplifying, I can't do much.

5. Jochen Hermann:

   Take the Mercedes-Benz S-Class 12-cylinder model. If that approaches you at 10 kilometers an hour you can also barely hear it, so we wanted a sound which also oozes refinement for the electric car.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cylinder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cylinder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cylinder
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cylinder
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cylinder
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cylinder
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=cylinder