cylindrus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cylinder noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
Senses
cylindrus is used for these senses in English:
- cylinder A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
cylinder — full definition
- noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
- noun The chamber in an engine in which a piston moves back and forth.
- noun A container shaped like a tube used to hold pressurized gas.