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Definition of cylinder
1a : the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curveb : a solid or surface bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes cutting all its elements; especially : right circular cylinder — see volume table
2 : a cylindrical body or space: such asa : the turning chambered breech of a revolverb (1) : the piston chamber in an engine (2) : a chamber in a pump from which the piston expels the fluidc : any of various rotating members in a press (such as a printing press); especially : one that impresses paper on an inked formd : a cylindrical clay object inscribed with cuneiform inscriptions
on all cylinders
: with maximum effort or intensity : at full capacity or speed the economy is running on all cylinders
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Examples of cylinder in a Sentence
the cylinder of a revolver
Recent Examples of cylinder from the Web
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Police found a .44-caliber handgun with two live rounds and three spent rounds of ammunition in the cylinder, records said.
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It is sold in four-cylinder and V-6 gasoline models in front- or all-wheel drive.
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The artifacts include ancient clay tablets featuring cuneiform writing, clay bullae, and cylinder seals, and were allegedly smuggled into the U.S via The United Arab Emirates and Israel for $1.6 million.
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Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York announced on Wednesday that Hobby Lobby has agreed to pay a $3 million fine and forfeit 5,500 Iraqi artifacts, including cuneiform tablets and bricks, clay bullae, and cylinder seals.
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Each colored smoke firework is a cardboard cylinder tube that measures about 1 inch in diameter and 5 inches long and has the UPC number 027736036561.
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The smoke fireworks were sold in a pack of three cardboard cylinders, each about five inches long and an inch in diameter, for about $5.
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Some of the items inside were weathered, but a wax-cylinder recording was playable.
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The 1.6-liter diesel four-cylinder has 137 peak horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 240 lb.-ft.
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Origin and Etymology of cylinder
Middle French or Latin; Middle French cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kylindros, from kylindein to roll; perhaps akin to Greek kyklos wheel — more at wheel
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CYLINDER Defined for Kids
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: a long round body whether hollow or solid
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