Vocabulary : Cygnus to Cylindrometric
Cygnus : A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.Cylinder : 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. ;; The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length. ;; Any hollow body of cylindrical form ;; The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam. ;; The barrel of an air or other pump. ;; The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press. ;; The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver. ;; The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
Cylindraceous : Cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form.
Cylindric : Alt. of Cylindrical
Cylindrical : Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.
