cylinder
/ˈsɪləndɚ/noun3 syllables
Cylinder means: a chamber within which piston moves.
Synonyms for cylinder1
noun, as in a chamber within which piston moves
piston chamber
What does cylinder mean?4
noun
1
a chamber within which piston moves
2
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
3
a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
4
a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cylinder in a sentence
- In the tumbler, the cylinder form is tapered.Reza_
- The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.sundown
- The piston does not come into contact with the cylinder cover.eastasiastudent
- The cylinder head of the car is broken.wallebot
- How do you find the volume of a cylinder?Lepotdeterre
- The hydraulic cylinder was the main problem and was changed to a new one.Cangarejo
- A cone and a cylinder can be cut by the same ellipse.Slam4
- This car can deactivate half of its engine's cylinders.Hybrid
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Forms of cylinder
as a noun
- plural
- cylinders