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cylinder
[ sil-in-der ]
/ ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to furnish with a cylinder or cylinders.
to subject to the action of a cylinder or cylinders.
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Origin of cylinder
1560–70; <Latin cylindrus<Greek kýlindros roller, cylinder, akin to kylíndein to roll
OTHER WORDS FROM cylinder
cyl·in·der·like, adjectiveWords nearby cylinder
Cygnus, Cygnus A, Cygnus X-1, cyke, cyl., cylinder, cylinder barrel, cylinder block, cylinder desk, cylinder front, cylinder glass
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British Dictionary definitions for cylinder
cylinder
/ (ˈsɪlɪndə) /
noun
verb
(tr) to provide (a system) with cylinders
Derived forms of cylinder
cylinder-like, adjectiveWord Origin for cylinder
C16: from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros a roller, from kulindein to roll
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Medical definitions for cylinder
cylinder
[ sĭl′ən-dər ]
n.
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.
A solid bounded by two parallel planes and such a surface, especially such a surface having a circle as its directrix.
A cylindrical or rodlike renal cast.
A cylindrical lens.
A cylindrical metal container for gases stored under high pressure.
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Scientific definitions for cylinder
cylinder
[ 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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Other Idioms and Phrases with cylinder
cylinder
see firing on all cylinders.
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