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cylinder
Overview of noun cylinder
The noun cylinder has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) cylinder -- (a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air)
2. (1) cylinder -- (a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases))
3. cylinder -- (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)
4. cylinder, piston chamber -- (a chamber within which piston moves)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cylinder
4 senses of cylinder
Sense 1
cylinder
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
cylinder
=> solid
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
cylinder
=> round shape
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
=> chamber
=> enclosure
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun cylinder
3 of 4 senses of cylinder
Sense 2
cylinder
=> roll
=> roller
Sense 3
cylinder
=> brake drum, drum
=> shank
=> shank
=> shank, stem
=> stalactite
=> stalagmite
=> barrel, drum
=> pipe, tube
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
=> brake cylinder, hydraulic brake cylinder, master cylinder
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cylinder
4 senses of cylinder
Sense 1
cylinder
=> container
Sense 2
cylinder
=> solid
Sense 3
cylinder
=> round shape
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
=> chamber
Antonyms of noun cylinder
Member Holonyms of noun cylinder
Substance Holonyms of noun cylinder
Part Holonyms of noun cylinder
2 of 4 senses of cylinder
Sense 1
cylinder
PART OF: aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
PART OF: engine block, cylinder block, block
PART OF: pump
PART OF: compressor
Member Meronyms of noun cylinder
Substance Meronyms of noun cylinder
Part Meronyms of noun cylinder
1 of 4 senses of cylinder
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
HAS PART: intake valve
Meronyms of noun cylinder
1 of 4 senses of cylinder
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
HAS PART: intake valve
Holonyms of noun cylinder
2 of 4 senses of cylinder
Sense 1
cylinder
PART OF: aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
PART OF: engine block, cylinder block, block
PART OF: pump
PART OF: compressor
Attributes of noun cylinder
Derived Forms of noun cylinder
2 of 4 senses of cylinder
Sense 2
cylinder
RELATED TO>(adj) cylindric#1
=> cylindrical, cylindric
Sense 3
cylinder
RELATED TO>(adj) cylindric#1
=> cylindrical, cylindric
Domain of noun cylinder
Domain Terms of noun cylinder
Familiarity of noun cylinder
cylinder used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun cylinder
4 senses of cylinder
Sense 1
cylinder
> container
=> bag
=> bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
=> basket, handbasket
=> bin
=> bowl, pipe bowl
=> box
=> bread-bin, breadbox
=> bunker
=> can, tin, tin can
=> canister, cannister, tin
=> capsule
=> cargo container
=> case
=> case, display case, showcase, vitrine
=> cassette
=> cup
=> cylinder
=> dice cup, dice box
=> dish
=> dispenser
=> drawer
=> Dumpster
=> empty
=> envelope
=> glass, drinking glass
=> grab bag
=> magnetic bottle
=> mailer
=> manger, trough
=> mold, mould, cast
=> package, parcel
=> pan
=> pod, fuel pod
=> pot, flowerpot
=> powder horn, powder flask
=> receptacle
=> reliquary
=> saltcellar
=> savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank
=> scuttle, coal scuttle
=> shaker
=> spoon
=> storage ring
=> thimble
=> time capsule
=> vessel
=> wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, wastebasket, waste basket, circular file
=> watering can, watering pot
=> wheeled vehicle
=> workbasket, workbox, workbag
Sense 2
cylinder
> solid
=> convex shape, convexity
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> cylinder
=> polyhedron
=> toroid
=> cast, mold, stamp
=> block, cube
=> ovoid
=> frustum
Sense 3
cylinder
> round shape
=> cone, conoid, cone shape
=> disk, disc, saucer
=> coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
=> whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution
=> spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution
=> sphere
=> sphere
=> cylinder
=> torus, toroid
=> rim
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
> chamber
=> airlock, air lock
=> bomb shelter, air-raid shelter, bombproof
=> burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
=> caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam
=> camera obscura
=> core
=> cylinder, piston chamber
=> firing chamber, gun chamber
=> furnace
=> hyperbaric chamber
=> resonator, cavity resonator, resonating chamber
=> steam chest
=> stokehold, stokehole, fireroom
=> stuffing box, packing box
=> tokamak
=> vacuum chamber
Meronyms of noun cylinder
4 senses of cylinder
Sense 1
cylinder
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
HAS PART: intake valve
=> chamber
=> enclosure
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun cylinder
2 of 4 senses of cylinder
Sense 1
cylinder
PART OF: aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba
Sense 4
cylinder, piston chamber
PART OF: engine block, cylinder block, block
PART OF: internal-combustion engine, ICE
PART OF: motorboat, powerboat
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
PART OF: reciprocating engine
PART OF: pump
PART OF: fuel system
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
PART OF: aircraft
PART OF: cooling system, engine cooling system
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
PART OF: compressor
Grep of noun cylinder
brake cylinder
cylinder
cylinder block
cylinder head
cylinder lock
cylinder press
element of a cylinder
graduated cylinder
hydraulic brake cylinder
master cylinder
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