cylinder
/ˈsɪləndə/SIH-luhn-dur
/ˈsɪləndɚ/SIH-luhn-dur
Meaninga roller
Common meaning: a tube-shaped solid
- cylinda rollerLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 456 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek κύλινδρος ‘a roller’.
Roots
- κύλινδρος Greek “a roller”
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