cylinder

As nouns the difference between reservoir and cylinder

is that reservoir is a place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts while cylinder is a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

As nouns the difference between balance and cylinder

is that balance is a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium while cylinder is a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

As a verb balance

is to bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.

In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between parallelepiped and cylinder

is that parallelepiped is (geometry) solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being similar and parallel while cylinder is (geometry) a solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

As nouns the difference between parallelepiped and cylinder

is that parallelepiped is (geometry) solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being similar and parallel while cylinder is (geometry) a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

As a verb encircle

is to surround, form a circle around.

As a noun cylinder is

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

As nouns the difference between ball and cylinder

is that ball is while cylinder is (geometry) a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

As nouns the difference between can and cylinder

is that can is song while cylinder is (geometry) a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

As a verb can

is (lb).

As nouns the difference between bottle and cylinder

is that bottle is a dwelling; habitation while cylinder is a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

As a verb bottle

is to seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.