Dictionary Entry
cylinder
cylinder is a 8-letter English word with 12 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular.
- 2noun
The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length.
- 3noun
Any hollow body of cylindrical form
- 4noun
The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam.
- 5noun
The barrel of an air or other pump.
- 6noun
The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press.
- 7noun
The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
- 8noun
The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
- 9noun
a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
- 10noun
a chamber within which piston moves
- 11noun
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- 12noun
a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
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