1. • noun - a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
   • noun - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
   • noun - a chamber within which piston moves
   • noun - a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
2. • Mathematics.
   • The surface generated by a straight line intersecting and moving along a closed plane curve, the directrix, while remaining parallel to a fixed straight line that is not on or parallel to the plane of the directrix.
   • The portion of such a surface bounded by two parallel planes and the regions of the planes bounded by the surface.
   • A solid bounded by two parallel planes and such a surface, especially such a surface having a circle as its directrix.
   • A cylindrical container or object.
   • Engineering.
   • The chamber in which a piston of a reciprocating engine moves.
   • The chamber of a pump from which fluid is expelled by a piston.
   • The rotating chamber of a revolver that holds the cartridges.
   • Any of several rotating parts in a printing press, especially one that carries the paper.
   • A cylindrical stone or clay object with an engraved design or inscription.
3. • v - to furnish with a cylinder (a chamber in an engine)

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