Cylinder vs. Prism

Cylindernoun

(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

Cylindernoun

(geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

Cylindernoun

Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.

Cylindernoun

A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

Cylindernoun

(automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.

Cylindernoun

A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.

Cylindernoun

An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.

Cylindernoun

The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.

Cylindernoun

(computing) The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.

Cylinderverb

(transitive) To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.

Cylindernoun

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.

Cylindernoun

Any hollow body of cylindrical form

Cylindernoun

The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.

Cylindernoun

a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

Cylindernoun

a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)

Cylindernoun

a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line

Cylindernoun

a chamber within which piston moves

Cylindernoun

a solid geometrical figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.

Cylindernoun

a solid or hollow body, object, or part having the shape of a cylinder.

Cylindernoun

a piston chamber in a steam or internal combustion engine.

Cylindernoun

a cylinder-shaped container holding liquefied gas under pressure.

Cylindernoun

a rotating metal roller in a printing press.

Cylindernoun

a cylinder seal.

Cylinder

A cylinder (from Greek: κύλινδρος, romanized: kulindros, lit. 'roller', 'tumbler') has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. It is the idealized version of a solid physical tin can having lids on top and bottom.

Prismnoun

(geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.

Prismnoun

A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.

Prismnoun

A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.

Prismnoun

A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms.

Prismnoun

A transparent body, with usually three rectangular plane faces or sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends or bases; - used in experiments on refraction, dispersion, etc.

Prismnoun

A form the planes of which are parallel to the vertical axis. See Form, n., 13.

Prismnoun

a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms

Prismnoun

optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image

Prism

An optical prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. At least one surface must be angled — elements with two parallel surfaces are not prisms.