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Etymology

Borrowed from French cylindre or directly from Latin cylindrus (roller, cylinder), from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, a cylinder, roller, roll)," from κυλίνδω (kulíndō, to roll). Doublet of kalander.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsiˈlɪn.dər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ci‧lin‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɪndər

Noun

cilinder m (plural cilinders, diminutive cilindertje n)

  1. cylinder (geometric three-dimensional solid shape)
  2. certain objects of (roughly) cylindrical shape, e.g. a top hat
  3. cylinder (of an engine)

Derived terms

(all may have a superseded spelling -cylinder-)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: silinder
  • Caribbean Javanese: slènder
  • Indonesian: silinder
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