cylinder

[US]/ˈsɪlɪndə(r)/
[UK]/ˈsɪlɪndər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a geometric solid that is round and long, with flat circular ends; a part of a machine where a piston moves to create power.

Phrases & Collocations

piston cylinder

engine cylinder

hydraulic cylinder

cylinder head

cylinder block

oil cylinder

cylinder liner

air cylinder

cylinder body

cylinder pressure

circular cylinder

hollow cylinder

gas cylinder

pressure cylinder

inner cylinder

plate cylinder

steel cylinder

actuating cylinder

cylinder wall

master cylinder

pneumatic cylinder

Example Sentences

the medium between the cylinders is a vacuum.

an overhead cam four-cylinder engine.

What's the volume of this cylinder?

If cylinder does subcool, close valve and allow cylinder to warm up.DONOT APPLY HEAT!

a 20-valve in-line 5-cylinder engine.

The cylinder head is heavily finned for strength.

They are working on all cylinders to get the job finished.

The mixture is fed into the cylinder from the carburetor.

a four-cylinder enginemated to a five-speed gearbox.

inject fuel into an engine cylinder; inject air into a liquid mixture.

The company will debut the new six-cylinder convertible next fall)

The cylinder was lifted from the seabed in a sling.

This paper describes the autofrettage design and test of the cylinder of high pressure jet machine.

In order to adapt to the constantly changeable work loaded of obversion cylinder, the balance valv...

Rupture disks relieve overpressure in cylinders that may result from an external fire or from overfilling.

It can be used to energise the plunger cylinder if the control voltage of the servo circuit has failed.

Characteristics:Complete automatic oil feeding,the longitudinal movement mechanism of latch needle and cylinder type traverser are good for sewing of cylinder type clothing.

Real-world Examples

A can is in the shape of a cylinder.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

We do test which involves using hydraulic cylinders to apply loading to it.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

It's basically a cylinder that has little tiny teeth on the bottom.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

And we have this completely ordinary cylinder.If you'd like to examine it...

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

Exhaust gases escape through ports in the cylinder walls.

Source: VOA Standard Speed March 2016 Compilation

So the shape on the left really easy to pick out, it's a white cylinder.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

In fact, it takes three specially chosen people to open the container that holds the cylinder.

Source: VOA Special November 2018 Collection

This clock operates off of pneumatics, and it has air cylinders that will extend it out.

Source: Connection Magazine

And we call this the cylinder shake method.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Most (SEAT excepted) are firing on all cylinders.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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