Synonyms for cylinder


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sil-in-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪl ɪn dər


Définition of cylinder

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Middle French cylindre (14c.), from Latin cylindrus "roller, cylinder," from Greek kylindros "a cylinder, roller, roll," from kylindein "to roll," of unknown origin.
  • noun a geometrical form
Example sentences :
  • His assistant then turned the cock and shut off the gas from the cylinder.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • He employed a cylinder 12 centimeters in diameter fitted with a piston.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • If steam is forced into the cylinder the piston will be forced to the opposite end of the cylinder.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • The holes G which are bored around the cylinder are the exhaust ports.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • This cylinder block is soldered to the piston as shown in Fig. 56.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • The second cylinder block is now finished according to the drawing.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • The steam is conducted to the cylinder through the short pipe K.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • The contacting faces of the cylinder blocks should also be kept lubricated.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • He often turns on a cylinder to amuse the boy, but I never knew him try that one.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Placing the roll in reverse order in the cylinder he started the mechanism of the organ.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

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