Meaning

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

    Zylinder

    цили́ндрcilíndr

    цилі́ндрcylíndr, валокvalok

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

    Zylinder

    цили́ндрcilíndr

    цилі́ндрcylíndr, валокvalok

    a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)

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

    Zylinder

    цили́ндрcilíndr, ва́ликválik

    вало́кvalók

  4. A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

    Zylinder, Brennkammer

    цили́ндрcilíndr

    a chamber within which piston moves

  5. The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.

    Zylinder

  6. A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.

    Zylinder

    балло́нballón, цили́ндрcilíndr, бидо́нbidón

  7. An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.

    Rolle, Zylinder

    цили́ндрcilíndr, ро́ликrólik

  8. The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.

    бараба́нbarabán

  9. The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. How do you find the volume of a cylinder?

    Як знайти об'єм циліндра?

    ruКак вычислить объем цилиндра?

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  2. How many cylinders does an engine need?

    ruСколько цилиндров нужно двигателю?

    deWie viele Zylinder braucht ein Motor?

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  3. How many cylinders does your engine have?

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  4. My car has a four-cylinder engine.

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  5. The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.

    ruГаз был сжат в газовом баллоне.

    deDas Gas wurde komprimiert und in eine Gasflasche gefüllt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
geometry: surface:
any cylindrical object:
Русский
By meaning 4
geometry: surface:
any cylindrical object:
container:
recording:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
geometry: surface:
cavity or chamber:
recording:

Origin

From Middle French chilindre, cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος

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.

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