cylinder | | |
n. (shape) | 1. cylinder | a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases). |
| ~ roll | anything rolled up in cylindrical form. |
| ~ roller | a cylinder that revolves. |
| ~ solid | a three-dimensional shape. |
n. (shape) | 2. cylinder | a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line. |
| ~ brake drum, drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes. |
| ~ shank | cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill. |
| ~ shank | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head. |
| ~ shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. |
| ~ stalactite | a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave. |
| ~ stalagmite | a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave. |
| ~ round shape | a shape that is curved and without sharp angles. |
| ~ barrel, drum | a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends. |
| ~ pipe, tube | a hollow cylindrical shape. |
n. (artifact) | 3. cylinder, piston chamber | a chamber within which piston moves. |
| ~ brake cylinder, hydraulic brake cylinder, master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston. |
| ~ chamber | a natural or artificial enclosed space. |
| ~ compressor | a mechanical device that compresses gasses. |
| ~ cylinder block, engine block, block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine.; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" |
| ~ intake valve | a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake. |
| ~ pump | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction. |
n. (artifact) | 4. cylinder | a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air. |
| ~ aqua-lung, aqualung, scuba | a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
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