(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

(transitive) To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.

plural of cylinder

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cylinder

Having a specified kind or number of cylinders.

simple past tense and past participle of cylinder

present participle of cylinder

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cylinder, head.

a gas cylinder containing oxygen

A cylindrical vessel capable of containing a compressed gas at high pressure.