cylinder

• n. 円柱; シリンダー; [数字]円筒形; 円筒形

語源的にはcycle, circle, turnと同じ。

cylinder (n.)

1560s, from Middle French cylindre (14c.), from Latin cylindrus "roller, cylinder," from Greek kylindros "a cylinder, roller, roll," from kylindein "to roll," which is of unknown origin.

1. The car was powered by a four cylinder air-cooled engine.

この自動車は4気筒空冷エンジンで駆動されている。

2.The gas had apprently leaked from a cylinder .

ガスはシリンダから漏れているようです。

3.a propane gas cylinder

プロパンガスボンベ

4.The mixture is fed into the cylinder from the carburettor.

混合体は気化器からシリンダに注入される。

5.The cylinder was lifted from the seabed in a sling.

シリンダーはつり索で海底からつり下げた。