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cylinder

si luhn der

  • n  a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
  • n  a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
  • n  a chamber within which piston moves
  • n  a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

  • The outer cylinder remains at room temperature or may be cooled.
  • Prime piece of apparatus is a vertical, hollow cylinder, five feet high and four feet in diameter.
  • These days, cylinder deactivation, or variable displacement, is relatively common the 2008 Honda Accord V6 has it, for instance.
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