cylinder

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UK /ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/ US /ˈsɪləndɚ/

noun 5verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

basic, circular, hydraulic, little, main, new, normal, right

The hydraulic cylinder on the old excavator finally gave out after years of heavy use.

VERB + CYLINDER

called, circle, contact, cube, curve, drilling, form, gas

The drilling cylinder on the old machine finally broke down after twenty years of use.

CYLINDER + NOUN

axis, cone, kg, non-mathem, sphere

The gas cylinder weighs about 15 kg and needs to be stored upright.

PREP.

from, in, into, out, with

The mechanic pulled the piston out of the cylinder to inspect it for damage.

Definitions

noun

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

When the two-dimensional curve is a circle, the cylinder is called a circular cylinder. When the axis is perpendicular to the plane of the curve, the cylinder is called a right cylinder. In non-mathematical usage, both right and circular are usually implied.

A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.

A big greyish rounded bulk, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder.

A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.

verb

To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.

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Wiktionary

A big greyish rounded bulk, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder.

Wiktionary

The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.

Tatoeba · #48799

A normal person might spend a lifetime at it and still not succeed but faced with a determined Ren it was not greatly different from a normal cylinder lock.

Tatoeba · #328382

The lock itself is a normal cylinder lock so it doesn't automatically lock when you shut the door.

Tatoeba · #329078

The piston does not come into contact with the cylinder cover.

Tatoeba · #1582776

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