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A three-dimensional surface or solid object bounded by a curved surface and two parallel circles of equal size at the ends. The curved surface is formed by all the line segments joining corresponding points of the two parallel circles.

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The equation for determining the volume (V) of a cylinder is V = πr2h.

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