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pipe vs cylinder

cylinder vs pipe

pipe and cylinder both are nouns.

pipe is a verb but cylinder is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pipe Yes No Yes No
cylinder Yes No No No
As nouns, cylinder is a hypernym of pipe; that is, cylinder is a word with a broader meaning than pipe:
  • pipe: a hollow cylindrical shape
  • cylinder: a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
pipe (noun) cylinder (noun)
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco a chamber within which piston moves
the flues and stops on a pipe organ a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
a tubular wind instrument a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
a hollow cylindrical shape
pipe (verb) cylinder (verb)
utter a shrill cry
play on a pipe
trim with piping
transport by pipeline
Difference between pipe and cylinder

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