Definition
A solid or hollow shape with circular ends and straight sides, like a can or a pipe.
Etymology
From Latin 'cylindrus', from Greek 'kylindros' meaning 'roller', from 'kylindein' meaning 'to roll'. It originally referred to something that could roll because of its round shape.
Kelly Says
A cylinder is what happens when you stretch a circle straight up. Cans, pipes, and even some batteries are all everyday cylinders hiding in plain sight.
Translations
ARالعربية
اسطوانة
asṭuwānah
BNবাংলা
সিলিন্ডার
silindār
CACatalà
cilindre
siˈlindɾə
DADansk
cylindre
sʊlɪndʁə
DEDeutsch
Zylinder
tsʊlɪndɐ
ELΕλληνικά
κύλινδρος
kýlindros
ESEspañol
cilindro
thi.lin.droh
FISuomi
sylinteri
sylinteri
FRFrançais
cylindre
/si.lɛ̃dʁ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
silinder
silinder
ITItaliano
cilindro
tʃiˈlindro
MSBahasa Melayu
silinder
silinder
MYမြန်မာ
ဆီလင်ဒါ
sailin-dah
NLNederlands
cilinder
sɪˈlɪndər
NONorsk
sylindre
sʏlɪndʁə
PLPolski
cylindry
tsɨlɨndrɨ
PTPortuguês
cilindro
si.lĩ.dɾu
RORomână
cilindru
tʃiˈlindru
RUРусский
цилиндр
tsɨˈlʲindr
SVSvenska
cylindrar
syːlɪndɑr
SWKiswahili
silinda
silinda
TAதமிழ்
சிலிண்டர்
cilinṭar
TEతెలుగు
సిలిండర్
silindṛ
TRTürkçe
silindir
silindir
UKУкраїнська
циліндр
tsyˈlɪndr
VITiếng Việt
xi lanh
si lan