cylinder

(noun)

noun

1. a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)

Definition categories: shape, solid

2. a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line

Definition categories: shape

3. a chamber within which piston moves

Definition categories: man–made, chamber

4. a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

Definition categories: man–made, container

Sentences with cylinder as a noun:

- When the two-dimensional curve is a circle, the cylinder is called a circular cylinder. When the axis is perpendicular to the plane of the curve, the cylinder is called a right cylinder. In non-mathematical usage, both right and circular are usually implied.