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cylinder

noun

1 cylinder

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

Roget 249: rotundity; roundness etc. adj.; cylindricity; sphericity, spheroidity; globosity.    cylinder, cylindroid, cylindrical; barrel, drum; roll, ... show more

Dutch: rol, bus, cilinder
Polish: walec

2 cylinder

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

3 cylinder

A chamber within which piston moves.

synonym: piston chamber.

Dutch: cilinder
Polish: cylinder

4 cylinder

A cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air.

Polish: butla tlenowa, butla


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