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cylinder

(sɪlɪndəʳ)
Word forms: plural cylinders
1. countable noun
A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
...a cylinder of foam. [+ of]
It was recorded on a wax cylinder.
2. countable noun
A gas cylinder is a cylinder-shaped container in which gas is kept under pressure.
...oxygen cylinders.
3. countable noun
In an engine, a cylinder is a cylinder-shaped part in which a piston moves backwards and forwards.
...a 2.5 litre, four-cylinder engine.

cylinder in British English

(ˈsɪlɪndə)
noun
1. 
a solid consisting of two parallel planes bounded by identical closed curves, usually circles, that are interconnected at every point by a set of parallel lines, usually perpendicular to the planes. Volume base area × length
2. 
a surface formed by a line moving round a closed plane curve at a fixed angle to it
3. 
any object shaped like a cylinder
4. 
the chamber in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the piston moves
See also cylinder block
5. 
the rotating mechanism of a revolver, situated behind the barrel and containing cartridge chambers
6.  printing
any of the rotating drums on a printing press
7.  Also called: cylinder seal
a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
8.  Also called: hot-water cylinder British
a vertical cylindrical tank for storing hot water, esp an insulated one made of copper used in a domestic hot-water system
9.  firing on all cylinders
verb
10. (transitive)
to provide (a system) with cylinders
Derived forms
cylinder-like (ˈcylinder-ˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros a roller, from kulindein to roll

cylinder in American English

(ˈsɪləndər)
noun
1.  Geometry
a. 
in geometry, a solid figure consisting of two parallel bases in the form of congruent, closed curves joined by a smooth, continuous, closed surface; specif., such a figure (right circular cylinder) having circular bases and a surface perpendicular to the bases
b. 
the surface of such a solid
2. 
anything having the shape of a cylinder, whether hollow or solid
; specif.,
a. 
the turning part of a revolver, containing chambers for cartridges
b. 
the chamber in which the piston moves in a reciprocating engine
c. 
the barrel of a pump
d. 
on a printing press, a roller carrying the printing plates or the part receiving the impression
e. 
a large, hollow, cylindrical clay object with cuneiform inscriptions, or a similar small stone worn on the wrist in ancient times in the Middle East
Word origin
Fr cylindre < L cylindrus < Gr kylindros < kylindein, to roll < IE base *(s)kel-, to bend > calcar, colon1

cylinder in Automotive Engineering

(sɪlɪndər)
Word forms: (regular plural) cylinders
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
In an engine, a cylinder is a part with flat circular ends and long straight sides in which a piston movesbackward and forward.
The carburetor heats the gas before it enters the engine cylinder.
Both engines feature four valves per cylinder and a host of engineering improvements.
With two sparking plugs in each of its four cylinders, the new engine produces 82bhp.
cylinder block, cylinder head, cylinder liner, master cylinder

cylinder in Mechanical Engineering

(sɪlɪndər)
Word forms: (regular plural) cylinders
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
A cylinder is a cavity of circular cross-section that contains a moving piston, for example in an internal combustion engine.
The piston moves up in the cylinder, compressing the fuel as it goes.
Fluid may be leaking out of the back side of the master cylinder where the piston assembly goes.
A cylinder is a cavity of circular cross-section that contains a moving piston, for examplein an internal combustion engine.
master cylinder

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Examples of 'cylinder' in a sentence
cylinder

If you think about it, these are like cylinders in an engine.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The foundry is charging its furnaces to cast the engine block and cylinder heads.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The doctor helped us to get an oxygen cylinder and we did the best we could.
The Sun (2014)
Thirty firefighters battled the blaze yesterday and stopped it spreading to gas cylinders and oil drums nearby.
The Sun (2015)
It may only have three cylinders but they give the up!
The Sun (2011)
She tried to put her head inside the cylinder.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She blocked the door with an oxygen cylinder.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Support divers ferried gas cylinders and other supplies in shallow areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When he returned he found a bicycle with a gas cylinder strapped to it left next to his car.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They then ran with her down the hard shoulder as gas cylinders inside exploded in flames and destroyed the ambulance.
The Sun (2006)
The oxygen cylinders kept running out.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But because each one is feeding only three cylinders, you still have loads of power and loads of torque.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Because the four cylinders in the engine lie flat, this car has a lower centre of gravity than is usual.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These heat the combustion chambers of the engine cylinders for a few seconds to helpthe engine fire up from stone cold with minimal exhaust smoke.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My dealer tells me the plugs are seized in and that it would cost 1,000 to take off the cylinder heads to remove them.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Maybe that I am not completely working on all eight cylinders.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It not only delivers more power than the last model from just two litres and four cylinders, but is also the sharpest steer in its class.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's literally so steep, you need a car with six cylinders to make it up without the engine dying.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The BMW had a 3.2 litre six cylinder engine.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The engines are likely to be reduced in size from 2.4 litres and eight cylinders to 1.6 litres and four or six cylinders witha turbo charger.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
SHAPE The cylinders in an engine are arranged to fire in pairs or one after the other, which helps the engine run more smoothly.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
cylinder

British English: cylinder /ˈsɪlɪndə/ NOUN
A cylinder is a shape or container with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
...a cardboard cylinder.
  • American English: cylinder
  • Arabic: أُسْطُوَانة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cilindro
  • Chinese: 圆筒容器
  • Croatian: cilindar
  • Czech: válec
  • Danish: cylinder
  • Dutch: cilinder
  • European Spanish: cilindro
  • Finnish: lieriö
  • French: cylindre
  • German: Zylinder
  • Greek: κύλινδρος
  • Italian: cilindro
  • Japanese: 円筒
  • Korean: 원통
  • Norwegian: sylinder
  • Polish: cylinder
  • European Portuguese: cilindro
  • Romanian: cilindru
  • Russian: цилиндр
  • Latin American Spanish: cilindro
  • Swedish: cylinder
  • Thai: ทรงกระบอก
  • Turkish: silindir
  • Ukrainian: циліндр
  • Vietnamese: hình trụ

All related terms of 'cylinder'

air cylinder
a cylinder containing air, esp one fitted with a piston and used for damping purposes
cylinder head
the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block . In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
cylinder seal
a cylindrical seal of stone, clay , or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
gas cylinder
a pressurised container used to store liquefied petroleum gas
six-cylinder
having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine , pump , or compressor within which the pistons move
twin-cylinder
(of an engine) having twin cylinders
two-cylinder
(of an engine) having two cylinders
cylinder barrel
the metal casting containing a cylinder of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
cylinder block
the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
cylinder liner
A cylinder liner is a thin-walled hard metal cylinder inserted into a cylinder block of an engine and in which the piston runs .
cylinder press
a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder
master cylinder
a large cylinder in a hydraulic system in which the working fluid is compressed by a piston enabling it to drive one or more slave cylinders
oxygen cylinder
a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
pitch cylinder
an imaginary cylinder passing through, and coaxial with, the threads of a screw so that its intersection with opposite flanks of any groove is equal to half the thread pitch
slave cylinder
a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
cylinder capacity
the cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons of an internal-combustion engine
graduated cylinder
a thin, cylindrical container that is scaled , usually in milliliters: used as in a laboratory to measure and pour exact amounts of a liquid
opposed-cylinder
(of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
vascular cylinder
→ stele (sense 3 )
hot-water cylinder
a vertical cylindrical tank for storing hot water, esp an insulated one made of copper used in a domestic hot-water system
cylinder head gasket
(in an automobile engine) a gasket placed between the cylinder and the cylinder heads to avoid leaks of coolant and compression
cylinder vacuum cleaner
a type of vacuum cleaner in which dirt , dust , etc, is sucked into a hard cylinder rather than a bag
right circular cylinder
crown saw
a hollow cylinder with cutting teeth forming a rotary saw for trepanning
flatbed press
a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder

Chinese translation of 'cylinder'

cylinder

(ˈsɪlɪndəʳ)

n (c)

  1. (= shape) 圆(圓)柱体(體) (yuánzhùtǐ) (个(個), gè)
  2. [of gas] 罐 (guàn) (个(個), gè)
  3. (in engine, machine etc) 汽缸 (qìgāng)
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