cylindre

See also: cylindré

Danish

Alternative forms

• cylindere

Noun

cylindre c

1. indefinite plural of cylinder

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chilindre, cylindre, that borrowed from Latin cylindrus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros). Doublet of calandre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.lɛ̃dʁ/

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Noun

cylindre m (plural cylindres)

1. (geometry) cylinder
2. (automotive) cylinder

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cylindrage
• cylindrée
• cylindrer
• cylindreur
• cylindrique

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: سلندر (silinder), سیلندر (silindir)
  • Turkish: silindir
• → Romanian: cilindru

Verb

cylindre

1. inflection of cylindrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “cylindre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

cylindre

1. vocative singular of cylindrus