CYLINDER as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
    Hypernyms(s) cylinder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a chamber within which piston moves
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cylinder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
    Hypernyms(s) cylinder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
    Hypernyms(s) cylinder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)