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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

I’m not sold on the V4’s cylinder deactivation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

He considered different shapes for the container -- like a square or even a star -- but thought it best to avoid having seams and joints, so a stainless steel cylinder won the day.

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

A towering cylinder of stone sat in the center of the cave.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

"Let's not pull any punches here. I'm firing on all cylinders at the moment. I feel fantastic. I'm 38 years young."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The restaurant was firing on all cylinders, and with its fourth star in hand, its profile was at an all-time high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

In practice, the engine was used to power ornamental fountains, but not to pump water out of mines, because Savery could not build boilers and cylinders which would sustain a sufficiently high pressure.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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