- cylinder
- cylinder 1560s, from M.Fr. cylindre (14c.), from L. cylindrus "roller, cylinder," from Gk. kylindros "a cylinder, roller, roll," from kylindein "to roll," of unknown origin.
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Cylinder — most commonly refers to: Cylinder (geometry), a three dimensional geometric shape Cylinder may also refer to: Contents 1 Science and technology 1.1 Information storage … Wikipedia
Cylinder — Cyl in*der (s?l ?n d?r), n. [F. cylindre, OF. cilindre, L. cylindrus, fr. Gr. ky lindros, fr. kyli ndein, kyli ein, to roll. Cf. {Calender} the machine.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Geom.) (a) A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cylinder — Cylinder, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 110 Housing Units (2000): 49 Land area (2000): 0.067690 sq. miles (0.175317 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.067690 sq. miles (0.175317 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cylinder, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 110 Housing Units (2000): 49 Land area (2000): 0.067690 sq. miles (0.175317 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.067690 sq. miles (0.175317 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
cylinder — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. cylinderdra, Mc. cylinderdrze {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} walcowaty otwór w kadłubie maszyny tłokowej (silnika, sprężarki, pompy itd.), w którym porusza się, odpowiednio… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
cylinder — [sil′ən dər] n. [Fr cylindre < L cylindrus < Gr kylindros < kylindein, to roll < IE base * (s)kel , to bend > CALCAR, COLON1] 1. Geom. a) in geometry, a solid figure consisting of two parallel bases in the form of congruent, closed … English World dictionary
Cylinder [1] — Cylinder (v. gr.), 1) (Math.), ein zwischen 2 parallelen Ebenen als Grundflächen, u. einer krummen Seitenfläche (Mantel) enthaltener Körper. Die letztere wird von einer geraden Linie beschrieben, welche mit einer unveränderlichen Richtungslinie… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cylinder [2] — Cylinder (Cylinderschnecken), so v.w. Walzenschnecken … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cylinder — Cylinder, s. Zylinder … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cylinder — und damit zusammengesetzte Stichwörter, s. Zylinder u.s.w … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
