CYLINDER
\sˈɪlɪndə], \sˈɪlɪndə], \s_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_n_d_ə]\
Definitions of CYLINDER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
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a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
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a chamber within which piston moves
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a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
By Princeton University
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a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
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a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
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a chamber within which piston moves
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a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length.
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The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam.
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The barrel of an air or other pump.
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The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press.
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The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
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The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
By Oddity Software
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The surface generated by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line, and constantly touching a fixed curve; a solid bounded by such a surface and two parallel plane surfaces; a roller; a chamber in which force is exerted on the piston of an engine; the barrel of a pump; a round roller for printing; a roller-shaped stone with wedge-shaped inscriptions.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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An elongated body of the same transverse diameter throughout and circular on transverse section.
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See cast.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Greek] A geometric form generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one of its sides; a body of roller-like form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong and the cross section is circular;—a body having two surfaces flat and one circular.