What is Measuring Cylinder?

 Measuring Cylinder:

                       The volume of liquid can be found by measuring a cylinder that is made of transparent plastic or glass and has a vertical scale of millimeters (ml) or cubic centimeters (cm3). A measuring cylinder can be used for measuring the volume of an irregular solid body such as a key.

            Water is poured into a measuring cylinder until the cylinder is about half full. The volume is measured, and then an irregular-shaped object is lowered gently into it.

               When the object is completely immersed the volume of the water is read again. The volume of the object is found by subtracting the first reading from the second.