Index of English words, starting with "cy"

(1) - Cygnet (n.) A young swan.

(1) - Cygnus (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.

(1) - Cylinder (n.) The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
(2) - Cylinder (n.) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
(3) - Cylinder (n.) The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press.
(4) - Cylinder (n.) The barrel of an air or other pump.
(5) - Cylinder (n.) The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam.
(6) - Cylinder (n.) Any hollow body of cylindrical form
(7) - Cylinder (n.) The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length.
(8) - Cylinder (n.) 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.

(1) - Cylindrical (a.) Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.