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Meanings of cylinder in English

Russian
цилиндрическое тело
Portuguese
cilíndrico
Spanish
cilindro hiperbólico
Catalan
cilindre parabòlic
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Surface formed by the points at a fixed distance from a given straight line called the axis of the cylinder; one of the most basic curvilinear geometric shapes.

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        цилиндрическое тело
        Catalan
        cilindre
        Spanish
        cilindro

        Central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels, often equipped with a cylinder liner.

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              cilindre
              Portuguese
              cilindro

              A chamber within which piston moves.

                    cilindro
                    Russian
                    цилиндр
                    Portuguese
                    cilindro
                    Catalan
                    cilindre

                    Topological construction, a product with closed interval.

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                            Usage of cylinder in English
                            1
                            The highest cylinder is the largest in diameter, the lowest the smallest.
                            Getting Gold: A Practical Treatise for Prospectors, Miners and S...
                            2
                            In the darkness, cylinder in hand, I crept softly from the bunk.
                            Brigands of the Moon
                            3
                            Let me represent the muscle of an animal as the following cylinder.
                            Wired
                            4
                            Not to mention an eight-cylinder aero engine he designed for military use.
                            The Irish Times
                            5
                            By then the stoning power had been automatically applied within Tuesday's cylinder.
                            Dayworld Rebel
                            6
                            Attach the piston rod to the piston, and insert piston in cylinder.
                            Things To Make
                            7
                            Despite his exhaustion and empty oxygen cylinder, Hugues d'Aubarède decided to continue.
                            No way down: life and death on k2
                            8
                            Production of the four-cylinder engines is targeted to begin in December 2010.
                            Reuters
                            9
                            Six-month assessments included visual acuity, refractive cylinder, spectacle use, and patient satisfaction.
                            Pubmed
                            10
                            The petrol four- and six-cylinder engines have a mild hybrid 48-volt technology.
                            News.com.au
                            11
                            The lifeboat was a sturdy cylinder ten metres long and four wide.
                            The Reality Dysfunction
                            12
                            This piece must, of course, cover the steam ports in the cylinder.
                            Things To Make
                            13
                            At the bottom of the cylinder was a small tube of metal.
                            Gold in the Sky
                            14
                            By this time we had reached the car and opened the cylinder.
                            The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
                            15
                            The counting-out rhyme which is given on the cylinder is as follows:-
                            Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore
                            16
                            He broke the revolver, turned the cylinder, and shook out the cartridges.
                            Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
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