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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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“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

While domestic cooking gas prices were raised by a modest 7% in early March, the analyst expects OMC losses to have widened to 400 rupees per cylinder following April increases in Saudi oil product prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The indoor unit is about the size of a gas boiler, while the size of the cylinder depends on the property.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The lock shuddered and the cylinder popped out, hovering in the air, and then the springs and pins came out of the cylinder like they were being pulled apart by invisible hands.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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