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cylinder (enc)

Cylinder

Noun1.cylinder - a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
Aqua-Lung, aqualung, scuba - a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
2.cylinder - a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
roll - anything rolled up in cylindrical form
roller - a cylinder that revolves
solid - a three-dimensional shape
3.cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
brake drum, drum - a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
stalactite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
stalagmite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
barrel, drum - a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
pipe, tube - a hollow cylindrical shape
4.cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves
brake cylinder, hydraulic brake cylinder, master cylinder - a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space
compressor - a mechanical device that compresses gasses
cylinder block, engine block, block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
intake valve - a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

 

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