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noun a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
noun a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
noun a chamber within which piston moves
originFrom Middle French chilindre, cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō) "I roll or wallow" (intransitive). Doublet of calander and calender.
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