a cylinder has to have a circular base because it is a circular prism
Strictly, if it has a circular base, it is a circular cylinder. Otherwise, it could have an oval base. If the long axis is at right angles (perpendicular) to the plane of the base, then it is a right circular cylinder.
cylinder is the name for a circular prism
a cylinder is any prism with a circular base and 2 edges
The word "base" is just fine for this purpose.
The base of a cylinder is the circular part. What exactly are you trying to DO with it?
cylinder
A cylinder
A cylinder has two bases that have a round shape.Note: There are comments associated with this question.How_many_bases_does_a_cylinder_have
It is one of the flat circular bit, and is at the end of the cylinder.
Volume of a CylinderThe volume of a cylinder is the product of the area of its base and its height. Because a cylinder has a circular base, the volume of a cylinder is: Pi x r squared x hwhere r is the radius of the circular base and his the height.
A circular plane surface