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- Dictionarycylinder/ˈsɪlɪndə/
noun
- 1. a solid geometrical figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.
- 2. a piston chamber in a steam or internal combustion engine.
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In some areas of geometry and topology the term cylinder refers to what has been called a cylindrical surface. A cylinder is defined as a surface consisting of all the points on all the lines which are parallel to a given line and which pass through a fixed plane curve in a plane not parallel to the given line.
CYLINDER definition: 1. a solid or hollow tube with long straight sides and two circular ends the same size, or an…. Learn more.
The meaning of CYLINDER is the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve. How to use cylinder in a sentence.
In mathematics, a cylinder is a three-dimensional solid that holds two parallel bases joined by a curved surface, at a fixed distance. These bases are normally circular in shape (like a circle) and the center of the two bases are joined by a line segment, which is called the axis.
A cylinder is a 3D solid shape that consists of two identical and parallel bases linked by a curved surface. These bases are like circular disks. The line passing from the center or joining the centers of two circular bases is called the axis of the cylinder shape.
A three-dimensional surface or solid object bounded by a curved surface and two parallel circles of equal size at the ends. The curved surface is formed by all the line segments joining corresponding points of the two parallel circles.
A cylinder is made up of a rolled surface with a circular top and a circular base. You can construct your own cylinder by folding a rectangle along its length and closing the rolled structure, thus formed with two identical circles at its top and bottom.
