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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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Now bend the paper into a cylinder without stretching or tearing it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The cylinder itself is sealed with a thin protective layer of a soft, malleable metal called indium.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

“It’s right here,” glaciologist Alison Criscitiello says, pointing to a nearly invisible gray smudge behind the glass, on a 5-foot-long, 1,550-year-old bisected cylinder of ice.

From Slate ● May 8, 2026

This rocking chair is equal parts dramatic and functional, featuring a stacked cylinder back, rocker frame and arm rests in a black glossy finish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

The heat was then removed, the steam condensed and the piston charged; as soon as the bolt was pulled it would be driven down the length of the cylinder by the pressure of the air.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Evidence supporting that interpretation has come from drill cores -- long cylinders of solid rock pulled from deep underground -- recovered from ancient marine sediments in Karelia, Russia, and the Francevillian Basin in Gabon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

"Lu-An" has some 2,000 plastic cylinders of soil and compost to give 100 watts of output, enough to power a rice cooker and other appliances.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Other products were scattered around, including propane gas cylinders and bags of caustic soda, in the unfinished building.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The four Old Ones scattered hastily into the hall, where the strange blue-white cylinders still hung ghosdy round the three walls, burning with their dead cold flames.

From "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper


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