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cylinder

/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪləndɚ/

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noun

Zylinder

A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

Examples :

"The pencil holder was a cylinder, its smooth surface created by rotating a circle around its central axis. "

Der Stifthalter war ein Zylinder, dessen glatte Oberfläche durch die Drehung eines Kreises um seine Mittelachse entstand.

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noun

Zylinder

A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

Examples :

"The pencil holder was in the shape of a cylinder. "

Der Stifthalter hatte die Form eines Zylinders.

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noun

Zylinder

Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.

Examples :

"The chef used a rolling pin in the shape of a cylinder to flatten the dough. "

Der Koch benutzte ein Nudelholz in Form eines Zylinders, um den Teig flach zu drücken.

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noun

Zylinder

A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

Examples :

"The engine's cylinder compressed the air, pushing the piston down. "

Der Zylinder des Motors komprimierte die Luft und drückte den Kolben nach unten.

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Zylinder

The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.

Examples :

"The mechanic checked the cylinder of the old engine to see if it was worn. "

Der Mechaniker überprüfte den Zylinder des alten Motors, um zu sehen, ob er abgenutzt war.

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noun

Gasflasche

A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.

Examples :

"My dad brought home a large cylinder of propane gas for the barbecue. "

Mein Vater brachte eine große Gasflasche Propan für den Grill nach Hause.

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noun

Walzenaufnahme

An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.

Examples :

"My grandfather's antique music collection included a few wax cylinders. "

Die antike Musiksammlung meines Großvaters enthielt ein paar Walzenaufnahmen.

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noun

Trommel

The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.

Examples :

"The gunsmith carefully inspected the cylinder of the revolver, checking that all the chambers were empty. "

Der Büchsenmacher inspizierte sorgfältig die Trommel des Revolvers und überprüfte, ob alle Kammern leer waren.

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noun

Zylinder

The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.

Examples :

"The hard drive's cylinder holds 10 megabytes of data. "

Der Zylinder der Festplatte speichert 10 Megabyte Daten.

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verb

Walzen

To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.

Examples :

"The printer operator cylindered the paper to make it smooth and shiny for the school project posters. "

Der Druckerbediener walzte das Papier, um es für die Schulprojektplakate glatt und glänzend zu machen.

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