Bible Dictionaries
Cylinder

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cylinder'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cylinder.html. 1828.