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The correct spelling is cylinders.
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The correct spelling is cylinders. A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve. For example: "When the two-dimensional curve is a circle, the cylinder is called a circular cylinder. When the axis is perpendicular to the plane of the curve, the cylinder is called a right cylinder. In non-mathematical usage, both right and circular are usually implied."
Usage Examples
“When the two-dimensional curve is a circle, the cylinder is called a circular cylinder. When the axis is perpendicular to the plane of the curve, the cylinder is called a right cylinder. In non-mathematical usage, both right and circular are usually implied.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
- 2.A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
- 3.Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
- 4.A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
- 5.The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
verb
- 1.To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.
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