cylinder

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪləndɚ/, [ˈsɪlɪ̈ndɚ] === Noun === cylinder (plural cylinders) (geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve. (geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder. Any object in the form of a circular cylinder. A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine. (automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump. A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder. An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder. The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges. (computing) The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: シリンダー (shirindā) → Korean: 실린더 (sillindeo) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cylinder (third-person singular simple present cylinders, present participle cylindering, simple past and past participle cylindered) (transitive) To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy. ==== See also ==== cylinder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sylenər/, [syˈlenˀɐ] or IPA(key): /sylendər/, [syˈlenˀd̥ɐ] === Noun === cylinder c (singular definite cylinderen, plural indefinite cylindere or cylindre) (geometry) cylinder ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === cylinder on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da Cylinder (geometri) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da Cylinder (fluidmekanik) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da Cylinder (motordel) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == Dutch == === Noun === cylinder m (plural cylinders, diminutive cylindertje n) superseded spelling of cilinder == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zylinder. Doublet of kalander. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡sɘˈlin.dɛr/ Rhymes: -indɛr Syllabification: cy‧lin‧der === Noun === cylinder m inan (diminutive cylinderek, related adjective cylindrowy) top hat, high hat, cylinder hat, topper (geometry) cylinder (any object in the form of a circular cylinder) Synonym: walec (automotive) cylinder (space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cylinder”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “cylinder”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin cylindrus, not necessarily directly. === Noun === cylinder c (geometry) a cylinder (mechanics) a cylinder (part of an engine) a top hat ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “cylinder”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “cylinder”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “cylinder”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)