cylinder vs receptacle

cylinder

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

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

  • Any object in the form of a circular cylinder. 

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

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

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

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

  • The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump. 

  • A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder. 

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

receptacle

noun
  • A container. 

  • In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached. 

  • A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment. 

  • A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs). 

  • An organ that receives and holds a secretion. 

  • The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus. 

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