cylinder
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To calculate the volume of a right circular cylinder, multiply the area of the base by the altitude.
cyl·in·der
(sĭl′ən-dər)n.
1. Mathematics
a. The surface generated by a straight line intersecting and moving along a closed plane curve, the directrix, while remaining parallel to a fixed straight line that is not on or parallel to the plane of the directrix.
b. The portion of such a surface bounded by two parallel planes and the regions of the planes bounded by the surface.
c. A solid bounded by two parallel planes and such a surface, especially such a surface having a circle as its directrix.
2. A cylindrical container or object.
3. Engineering
a. The chamber in which a piston of a reciprocating engine moves.
b. The chamber of a pump from which fluid is expelled by a piston.
4. The rotating chamber of a revolver that holds the cartridges.
5. Any of several rotating parts in a printing press, especially one that carries the paper.
6. Archaeology A cylindrical stone or clay object with an engraved design or inscription.
[Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros, from kulindein, to roll.]
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cylinder
(ˈsɪlɪndə)n
1. (Mathematics) a solid consisting of two parallel planes bounded by identical closed curves, usually circles, that are interconnected at every point by a set of parallel lines, usually perpendicular to the planes. Volume base area × length
2. (Mathematics) a surface formed by a line moving round a closed plane curve at a fixed angle to it
3. any object shaped like a cylinder
4. (General Engineering) the chamber in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the piston moves. See also cylinder block
5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the rotating mechanism of a revolver, situated behind the barrel and containing cartridge chambers
6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing any of the rotating drums on a printing press
7. (Archaeology) Also called: cylinder seal a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
8. (Building) Also called: hot-water cylinder Brit a vertical cylindrical tank for storing hot water, esp an insulated one made of copper used in a domestic hot-water system
9. firing on all cylinders working or performing at full capability
vb
(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to provide (a system) with cylinders
[C16: from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros a roller, from kulindein to roll]
ˈcylinder-ˌlike adj
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cyl•in•der
(ˈsɪl ɪn dər)n.
1. a surface or solid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or oblique to them.
2. any cylinderlike object or part, whether solid or hollow.
3. the rotating part of a revolver, containing the chambers for the cartridges.
4. a cylindrical chamber in a pump in which a piston slides to move or compress a fluid.
5. a cylindrical chamber in an engine in which the pressure of a gas or liquid moves a sliding piston.
6. (in printing presses)
a. a rotating cylinder that produces the impression and under which a flat form to be printed from passes.
b. either of two cylinders, one carrying a curved form or plate to be printed from, that rotate against each other in opposite directions.
7. a cylindrical device in a lock that retains the bolt until tumblers have been pushed out of its way.
8. a cylindrical or barrel-shaped stone or clay object with inscriptions or carvings, worn by the Babylonians, Assyrians, and kindred peoples as a seal or amulet.
v.t. 9. to furnish with a cylinder or cylinders.
10. to subject to the action of a cylinder.
[1560–70; < Latin cylindrus < Greek kýlindros roller, cylinder, akin to kylíndein to roll]
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The volume (V) of a cylinder can be calculated using the following equation: V = πr2h.
cyl·in·der
(sĭl′ən-dər) A three-dimensional surface or solid object bounded by a curved surface and two parallel circles of equal size at the ends. The curved surface is formed by all the line segments joining corresponding points of the two parallel circles.
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cylinder
Past participle: cylindered
Gerund: cylindering
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| Noun | 1. | cylinder - a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) roll - anything rolled up in cylindrical form roller - a cylinder that revolves solid - a three-dimensional shape |
| 2. | cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line brake drum, drum - a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head stalactite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave stalagmite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles | |
| 3. | cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves brake cylinder, hydraulic brake cylinder, master cylinder - a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space compressor - a mechanical device that compresses gasses cylinder block, engine block, block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" intake valve - a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction | |
| 4. |  cylinder - a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed airaqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba - a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
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Translations
أُسْطُوَانةأسطوانَهسيلندر السيّارهوَعاء عَلى شَكْل أسطوانه
válecbomba
cylindertankbeholder
cilindro
lieriösylinteri
cilindar
henger
hólkur, hylkisílinder, strokkur; vals, valti, keflisívalningur
円筒
원통
cilindrascilindro formos
balonscilindrs
cilindercylinder
valjbomba
cylinder
ทรงกระบอก
hình trụ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cylinder
n (Math, Aut) → Zylinder m; (of revolver, typewriter) → Walze f; a four-cylinder car → ein Vierzylinder m, → ein vierzylindriges Auto; to be firing on all cylinders (lit) → auf allen Zylindern laufen; (fig) → in Fahrt sein; he’s only firing on two cylinders (fig) → er bringt nicht seine volle Leistung
cylinder
:cylinder block
n (Aut) → Zylinderblock m
cylinder capacity
n (Aut) → Hubraum m
cylinder head
n (Aut) → Zylinderkopf m
cylinder head gasket
n (Aut) → Zylinderkopfdichtung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cylinder
[ˈsɪlɪndəʳ] n → cilindroa 6-cylinder engine → un motore a 6 cilindri
to fire on all four cylinders → avere tutti e quattro i cilindri in azione (fig) → andare a tutto gas
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cylinder
(ˈsilində) noun1. a solid shape or object with a circular base and top and straight sides.
2. any of several pieces of machinery of this shape, solid or hollow. The brake cylinder of his car is leaking.
3. a container in the shape of a cylinder. two cylinders of oxygen.
cyˈlindrical adjective shaped like a cylinder. A beer-can is cylindrical.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
cylinder
→ أُسْطُوَانة válec cylinder Zylinder κύλινδρος cilindro lieriö cylindre cilindar cilindro 円筒 원통 cilinder sylinder cylinder cilindro цилиндр cylinder ทรงกระบอก silindir hình trụ 圆筒容器Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cyl·in·der
n. cilindro.
1. émbolo de una jeringa;
2. forma geométrica semejante a una columna.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
cylinder
n cilindroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.