Cylinder,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {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}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  cylinder
       
           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)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cylinder, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    110
     Housing Units (2000): 49
     Land area (2000):     0.067690 sq. miles (0.175317 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.067690 sq. miles (0.175317 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            17985
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             43.089159 N, 94.550092 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50528
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cylinder, IA
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