cylinder : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cylinder	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for cylinder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cylinder n a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line a chamber within which piston moves Synonym(s): cylinder, piston chamber a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Pattern box}, {chain}, [or] {cylinder} (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for forming the figure. {Pattern card}. (a) A set of samples on a card. (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard apparatus. {Pattern reader}, one who arranges textile patterns. {Pattern wheel} (Horology), a count-wheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cylinder \Cyl"inder\ (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.] 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. 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. 3. The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom. {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}.
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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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)