[ 'sɪlɪndə ]
■ noun
1》 a three-dimensional shape with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.
2》 a piston chamber in a steam or internal-combustion engine.
3》 a cylindrical container for liquefied gas under pressure.
4》 a rotating metal drum in a printing press.
Derivatives
cylindric sə'lɪndrɪk adjective
cylindrical sə'lɪndrɪk(ə)l adjective
cylindrically adverb
Origin
C16: from L. cylindrus , from Gk kulindros 'roller'.