"canister" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkænɪstɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-canister.wav Forms: canisters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English canustyr (“basket”), a borrowing from Latin canistrum. Doublet of canaster and knaster. * (metal receptacle): Through influence of unrelated can. * (projectile): Short for canister shot, so called for its casing. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-trom}}, {{inh|en|enm|canustyr|t=basket}} Middle English canustyr (“basket”), {{der|en|la|canistrum}} Latin canistrum, {{doublet|en|canaster|knaster}} Doublet of canaster and knaster, {{sense|metal receptacle}} (metal receptacle):, {{sense|projectile}} (projectile): Head templates: {{en-noun}} canister (plural canisters)
  1. A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches). Translations (container): кути́я (kutíja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ujo (Esperanto), ladskatolo (Esperanto), purkki (Finnish), Dose [feminine] (German), Büchse [feminine] (German), tartály (Hungarian), szelence (Hungarian), kanna (Hungarian), palack (Hungarian), doboz (Hungarian), tok (Hungarian), tár (Hungarian), ceanastar [masculine] (Irish), 小型の缶 (kogata no kan) (Japanese), boks [masculine] (Norwegian), bidon [masculine] (Polish), lata [feminine] (Portuguese), ба́нка (alt: жестяна́я) [feminine] (Russian), коро́бка (alt: жестяна́я) [feminine] (Russian), lata [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-canister-en-noun-VsTv0ika Disambiguation of 'container': 80 0 0 0 20 0 0
  2. Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top. Translations (cylindrical metal receptacle): ladskatolo (Esperanto), purkki (Finnish), Behälter [masculine] (German), Büchse [feminine] (German), Dose [feminine] (German), fémdoboz (Hungarian), fémtartály (Hungarian), bádogdoboz (Hungarian), fémhenger (Hungarian), fémhüvely (Hungarian), persely (Hungarian), ceanastar [masculine] (Irish), boiscín stáin [masculine] (Irish), 弾筒 (dantou) (Japanese), boks [masculine] (Norwegian), canistră [feminine] (Romanian), конте́йнер (kontɛ́jner) [masculine] (Russian), коро́бка (koróbka) [feminine] (Russian), бокс (boks) [masculine] (Russian), lata [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-canister-en-noun-evVB2gIA Disambiguation of 'cylindrical metal receptacle': 25 41 15 5 6 5 2
  3. A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.
    Sense id: en-canister-en-noun-d~0CIGb9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 23 22 7 11 23 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 25 25 5 14 22 2
  4. A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition. Translations (projectile component): картеч (karteč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hylsy (Finnish), kartessi (Finnish), gránát (Hungarian), kartács (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-canister-en-noun--j-IynLs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 23 22 7 11 23 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 5 22 32 5 10 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 25 25 5 14 22 2 Disambiguation of 'projectile component': 3 3 11 52 23 6 2
  5. A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents. Translations (component of protective mask): suodatin (Finnish), Kartusche [feminine] (German), коро́бка (koróbka) (alt: противога́за) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-canister-en-noun-neBLyiNP Disambiguation of 'component of protective mask': 3 2 2 31 54 6 2
  6. Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft.
    Sense id: en-canister-en-noun-dYxInz~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 23 22 7 11 23 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 25 25 5 14 22 2
  7. (boxing, slang, archaic) A person's head. Tags: archaic, slang Categories (topical): Boxing, Containers
    Sense id: en-canister-en-noun-xTddTDyL Disambiguation of Containers: 7 6 17 14 11 11 31 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 23 22 7 11 23 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 25 25 5 14 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 21 21 6 13 28 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 6 15 16 4 11 41 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 7 18 20 5 11 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 7 17 18 5 11 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 7 19 19 6 10 33 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 7 15 15 5 11 37 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 8 16 18 5 11 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 7 18 20 5 11 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 4 7 16 18 5 11 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 7 19 17 5 11 34 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 6 15 15 4 9 44 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 4 7 16 18 5 11 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 7 18 23 5 10 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 5 17 20 4 12 37 3 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canister Damascus, canister damascus, canisterize, canisterlike, canister shot, oxygen canister Related terms: canasta, canistel

Verb

IPA: /ˈkænɪstɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-canister.wav Forms: canisters [present, singular, third-person], canistering [participle, present], canistered [participle, past], canistered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English canustyr (“basket”), a borrowing from Latin canistrum. Doublet of canaster and knaster. * (metal receptacle): Through influence of unrelated can. * (projectile): Short for canister shot, so called for its casing. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-trom}}, {{inh|en|enm|canustyr|t=basket}} Middle English canustyr (“basket”), {{der|en|la|canistrum}} Latin canistrum, {{doublet|en|canaster|knaster}} Doublet of canaster and knaster, {{sense|metal receptacle}} (metal receptacle):, {{sense|projectile}} (projectile): Head templates: {{en-verb}} canister (third-person singular simple present canisters, present participle canistering, simple past and past participle canistered)
  1. (transitive) To pack into a canister. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-canister-en-verb-415EFfQH

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "persely"
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          "word": "ceanastar"
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          "word": "boiscín stáin"
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          "roman": "dantou",
          "sense": "cylindrical metal receptacle",
          "word": "弾筒"
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          "sense": "cylindrical metal receptacle",
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          "word": "canistră"
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          "roman": "kontɛ́jner",
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          "word": "конте́йнер"
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          "roman": "koróbka",
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          "sense": "cylindrical metal receptacle",
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          "roman": "karteč",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "картеч"
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          "sense": "projectile component",
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      "sense": "cylindrical metal receptacle",
      "word": "弾筒"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "projectile component",
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": (žestjanája) koróbka vs. жестяна́я",
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