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.