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   Cyl·in·der

   /ˈsiləndər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.
   • ▪ a solid or hollow body, object, or part having the shape of a cylinder.
   • ▪ a piston chamber in a steam or internal combustion engine.
   • ▪ a cylindrical container for liquefied gas under pressure.
   • ▪ a rotating metal roller in a printing press.
   • ▪ a cylinder seal.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros ‘roller’, from kulindein ‘to roll’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cylinderCylinder Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CYLINDER is the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve. How to use cylinder in a sentence.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CylinderCylinder - Wikipedia

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   A cylinder is defined as a surface consisting of all the points on all the lines which are parallel to a given line and which pass through a fixed plane curve in a plane not parallel to the given line. Such cylinders have, at times, been referred to as generalized cylinders.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › cylinderCYLINDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Cylinder definition: 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 the given planes.. See examples of CYLINDER used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCYLINDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CYLINDER definition: 1. a solid or hollow tube with long straight sides and two circular ends the same size, or an…. Learn more.

6. www.cuemath.com › geometry › cylinderCylinder - Shape, Formula, Examples | Faces Vertices Edges

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   Cylinder Definition. A cylinder is a 3D solid shape that consists of two identical and parallel bases linked by a curved surface. These bases are like circular disks. The line passing from the center or joining the centers of two circular bases is called the axis of the cylinder shape.

7. www.math.net › cylinderCylinder - Math.net

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   A cylinder is a 3D geometric figure with two identical parallel bases (usually circles) and a curved surface that "wraps" around the bases. In the figure below are two types of cylinders. Below are some real-life examples of cylinders. On the left is an image of a cylindrical pipe organ.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › cylinderCYLINDER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a shape with circular ends and long, straight sides, or a container or object shaped like this: an oxygen cylinder. cylinder noun [C] (CAR PART) a part in a car or machine's engine that is shaped like a tube, and where another part moves up and down. (Definition of cylinder from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)