cylinder

CEFRB1

/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A solid or hollow shape with two circular ends.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

Examples

  • The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.

  • The piston does not come into contact with the cylinder cover.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.

  2. A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

  3. A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • A big greyish rounded bulk, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French chilindre, cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō) "I roll or wallow" (intransitive). Doublet of calander and calender.