cylinder

cylinder
cyl•in•der
[[t]ˈsɪl ɪn dər[/t]] n.
1) math. a surface or solid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or oblique to them
2) any cylinderlike object or part, whether solid or hollow
3) mil the rotating part of a revolver, containing the chambers for the cartridges
4) hyd a cylindrical chamber in a pump in which a piston slides to move or compress a fluid
5) mac a cylindrical chamber in an engine in which the pressure of a gas or liquid moves a sliding piston
6) (in printing presses)
a) pri a rotating cylinder that produces the impression and under which a flat form to be printed from passes
b) pri either of two cylinders, one carrying a curved form or plate to be printed from, that rotate against each other in opposite directions
7) bui a cylindrical device in a lock that retains the bolt until tumblers have been pushed out of its way
8) ara a cylindrical or barrel-shaped stone or clay object with inscriptions or carvings, worn by the Babylonians, Assyrians, and kindred peoples as a seal or amulet
9) to furnish with a cylinder or cylinders
10) to subject to the action of a cylinder
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Etymology: 1560–70; < L cylindrus < Gk kýlindros roller, cylinder, akin to kylíndein to roll

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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