cylinder

4 definitions found

cylinder - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of
            rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is
            oblong, and the cross section is circular.
        (b) The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The
            space may be limited or unlimited in length.
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     2. Any hollow body of cylindrical form, as:
        (a) The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is
            moved by the force of steam.
        (b) The barrel of an air or other pump.
        (c) (Print.) The revolving platen or bed which produces
            the impression or carries the type in a cylinder
            press.
        (d) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a
            revolver.
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     3. The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a
        Jacquard loom.
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     Cylinder axis. (Anat.) See Axis cylinder, under Axis.
        
  
     Cylinder engine (Paper Making), a machine in which a
        cylinder takes up the pulp and delivers it in a continuous
        sheet to the dryers.
  
     Cylinder escapement. See Escapement.
  
     Cylinder glass. See Glass.
  
     Cylinder mill. See Roller mill.
  
     Cylinder press. See Press.
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cylinder - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cylinder
      n 1: a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel
           planes (the bases)
      2: a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a
         fixed line
      3: a chamber within which piston moves [syn: cylinder, piston   chamber
         ]
      4: a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

cylinder - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  cylinder
  
     <storage> The set of tracks on a multi-headed disk that
     may be accessed without head movement.  That is, the
     collection of disk tracks which are the same distance from the
     spindle about which the disks rotate.  Each such group forms
     the shape of a cylinder.  Placing data that are likely to be
     accessed together in cylinders reduces the access
     significantly as head movement (seeking) is slow compared to
     disk rotation and switching between heads.
  
     (1997-07-15)
  

cylinder - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Cylinder, IA (city, FIPS 17985)
    Location: 43.09041 N, 94.55126 W
    Population (1990): 112 (53 housing units)
    Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50528