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Cylinder
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
(2):
(n.) 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.
(3):
(n.) The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press.
(4):
(n.) Any hollow body of cylindrical form
(5):
(n.) The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
(6):
(n.) The barrel of an air or other pump.
(7):
(n.) The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length.
(8):
(n.) The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cylinder'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cylinder.html. 1828.
