cylinder
/ˈsɪləndɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.99 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
noun
A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
noun
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
noun
A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
noun
An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
noun
The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
Example Sentences
- "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."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: chilindre, cylindrus, κύλινδρος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɪləndɚ/
- British English: /ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/