Cylinder Definition
sĭlən-dər
cylinders
noun
cylinders
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.
Webster's New World
The portion of such a surface bounded by two parallel planes and the regions of the planes bounded by the surface.
American Heritage
The surface of such a solid.
Webster's New World
Anything having the shape of a cylinder, whether hollow or solid.
Webster's New World
A cylindrical container or object.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- piston chamber
- volumetric curve
- barrel
- circular solid
- machine part
- engine part
- expansion chamber
- compression chamber
Other Word Forms of Cylinder
Noun
Singular:
cylinder
Plural:
cylindersOrigin of Cylinder
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From Middle French cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kulindros).
From Wiktionary
Latin cylindrus from Greek kulindros from kulindein to roll
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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