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cylinder - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cylinder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cylinder [ n.]
- A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular.
- The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length.
- Any hollow body of cylindrical form
- The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam.
- The barrel of an air or other pump.
- The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press.
- The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
- The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.