cylinder
English Thesaurus
1. a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | container, |
| definition | : | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | aqua-lung, aqualung, scuba, |
| definition | : | a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (noun.artifact) |
2. a chamber within which piston moves (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | chamber, |
| definition | : | a natural or artificial enclosed space (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | intake valve, |
| definition | : | a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | compressor, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | pump, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction (noun.artifact) |
3. a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | solid, |
| definition | : | a three-dimensional shape (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | roll, |
| definition | : | anything rolled up in cylindrical form (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | roller, |
| definition | : | a cylinder that revolves (noun.artifact) |
4. a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | round shape, |
| definition | : | a shape that is curved and without sharp angles (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | brake drum, drum, |
| definition | : | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shank, |
| definition | : | cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shank, |
| definition | : | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shank, stem, |
| definition | : | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stalactite, |
| definition | : | a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | stalagmite, |
| definition | : | a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | barrel, drum, |
| definition | : | a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | pipe, tube, |
| definition | : | a hollow cylindrical shape (noun.shape) |
5. a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) (noun.shape)
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