cylinder

• a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
• a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
• a chamber within which piston moves
• a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
• A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides
• 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 revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Iowa

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