Meaning & use
cylinder
A solid or hollow geometric shape with two parallel circular ends joined by a curved surface.
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The engineer calculated the volume of the cylinder before ordering the metal pipe.
A car engine typically contains four or six cylinders working together to generate power.
A note on using this word
Cylinder appears both in geometry, describing the shape, and in mechanics, describing an engine component.
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