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
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing 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
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1. A geometrical figure formed by the revolution of a rectangle around one of its sides. 2. A cylindrical lens. 3. A renal cast.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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.
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