Cylinder

/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

    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.

  2. A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

  3. Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.

verb

  1. To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.

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