Cylinder
21cylinder — A three dimensional surface generated by a straight line (a generatrix) intersecting and moving along a closed plane curve (the directrix) while remaining parallel to a fixed straight line that is not on or parallel to the plane of the… …
22cylinder — cyl•in•der [[t]ˈsɪl ɪn dər[/t]] n. 1) math. a surface or solid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or… …
23cylinder — n. 1 a a uniform solid or hollow body with straight sides and a circular section. b a thing of this shape, e.g. a container for liquefied gas. 2 a cylinder shaped part of various machines, esp. a piston chamber in an engine. 3 Printing a metal… …
24cylinder — noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kylindros, from kylindein to roll; perhaps akin to Greek kyklos wheel more at wheel Date: 1570 1. a. the surface traced by a straight line moving… …
25cylinder — noun Cylinder is used before these nouns: ↑lock Cylinder is used after these nouns: ↑gas, ↑oxygen …
26cylinder */ — UK [ˈsɪlɪndə(r)] / US [ˈsɪlɪndər] noun [countable] Word forms cylinder : singular cylinder plural cylinders 1) an object shaped like a wide tube 2) a metal container for gas or liquid 3) the tube in an engine that a piston moves backwards and… …
27Cylinder — A term used to describe a transaction, involving two derivatives, where there is no initial cost bourne by the investor when entering into the position. For example, an investor can sell a derivative and use its proceeds to purchase another… …
28cylinder — cyl|in|der [ˈsılındə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: cylindrus, from Greek, from kylindein to roll ] 1.) a shape, object, or container with circular ends and long straight sides →↑tube ▪ The gases are stored in cylinders. 2.) the tube …
29cylinder — techn. • cylinder, trumma, vals …
30cylinder — noun (C) 1 a shape, object, or container with circular ends and long straight sides: The gases are stored under pressure in separate cylinders. 2 the tube within which a piston moves forwards and backwards in an engine: a four cylinder engine …
