cylinder
nounmasculine/siˈlĩdɾu/medium
ci·lin·dro
Definition
A geometric solid bounded by a closed curved surface, with two parallel and congruent flat bases (usually circular). A cylindrical part in various machines (e.g., combustion engine).
We need to replace the gas cylinder for the heater.
This is a six-cylinder engine with high performance.
Common collocations
gas cylinderengine cylinderhollow cylindercylinder volume
Etymology
Do latim 'cylindrus', do grego 'kýlindros'.