A cylinder is a 3D shape with: two identical, circular faces at each end. one curved side. no edges or vertices.

What is cylinder shape examples?

The cylinder can be defined as a solid geometrical figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section. Examples are: ... Gas cylinder. Candle.

What is a simple definition of a cylinder?

1a : the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve. b : a solid or surface bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes cutting all its elements especially : right circular cylinder — see Volume Formulas Table.