cylinder

Noun
  1. is a type of: solid - a three-dimensional shape
    subtypes:
    • roll - anything rolled up in cylindrical form
    • roller - a cylinder that revolves
  2. is a type of: round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
    subtypes:
    • brake drum, drum - a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
    • shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
    • shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
    • shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
    • stalactite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
    • stalagmite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
    • barrel, drum - a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
    • pipe, tube - a hollow cylindrical shape
  3. is a type of: chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space
    subtypes: brake cylinder, hydraulic brake cylinder, master cylinder - a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
    has: intake valve - a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
    is a part of:
    • compressor - a mechanical device that compresses gasses
    • block, cylinder block, engine block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
    • pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
    same as: piston chamber
  4. is a type of: container - 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)
    is a part of: aqua-lung, aqualung, scuba - a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

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