English-Spanish translations for cylinder

• cilindro

Definition of cylinder

• A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve
• A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder
• A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine
• A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a
• The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges
• To calender; to press between rollers to make it glossy

Examples

• 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

Related words

• cylinders
• semicylinder
• hemicylinder
• two-cylinder
• eight-cylinder
• twin-cylinder
• pneumocylinder
• cylinder head
• cylinder block