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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

Before the war throttled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Kumar’s family could count on getting the 30-pound cylinder from a government-approved gas agency for around $10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

A pale yellow cylinder, thirty yards in diameter, is partially buried in a huge pit.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Four larger cylinders were positioned on a rotating carousel in a configuration resembling four candlesticks on an old-fashioned chandelier.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

To support Henry Bacon’s Parthenon-like building and Daniel Chester French’s colossal statue, builders had to sink 122 hollow steel cylinders deep into the marshy soil to reach bedrock, then fill each pillar with concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat of the fires, the local fire commander told local media.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

There were times when a crew needed that kind of spark plug to get it revved up and firing on all cylinders.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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