cylinder
Can's basic shape
A cylinder is a three-dimensional shape with straight parallel sides and circular ends of equal size, like a soup can or a drinking glass.
The term extends to any object with this form, from engine cylinders where pistons move to the rotating cylinders of a revolver that hold cartridges.
The engine runs on four cylinders.
In casual speech, saying something is firing on all cylinders means it's operating at full capacity or performing optimally.
Struck percussion cylinder
- canisterSealed cylindrical container
- tankLarge storage vessel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
vessel · tube · cask · keg · propane · oxygen · storage · pressurized
Reciprocating cylinder component
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- firingTerminating employment
compression · stroke · displacement · block · head · sleeve · liner · honing
Center-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- volumeAmount of space filled
- circleCurved closed shape
- axisRotation reference line
pi · cross-section · height · base · circumference · solid · three-dimensional · prism
Reciprocating cylinder component
- rodThin rigid stick
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
actuator · ram · fluid · pressure · force · extension · retraction · double-acting
Pointed metal fastener
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- keyLock-opening device
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- keywaySlot receiving a key
pick · driver · spring · plug · core · deadbolt · lock-picking · combination
Large storage vessel
Prolific American inventor
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
mandrel · reproducer · stylus · groove · acoustic · playback · dictaphone · celluloid
Apply force downward
- plateFlat dish for food
- impressionEffect on the mind
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
blanket · offset · roller · flexography · intaglio · ink · registration · letterpress
drum
Struck percussion cylinder
cartridge · vessel · tube · cask · keg · propane · oxygen · storage · pressurized · valve
piston
Reciprocating cylinder component
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
firing · compression · stroke · displacement · block · head · sleeve · liner · honing · valves
radius
Center-to-perimeter distance
axis · pi · cross-section · height · base · circumference · solid · three-dimensional · prism · symmetry
piston
Reciprocating cylinder component
seal · actuator · ram · fluid · pressure · force · extension · retraction · double-acting · single-acting
pin
Pointed metal fastener
keyway · pick · driver · spring · plug · core · deadbolt · lock-picking · combination · wafer
tank
Large storage vessel
backplate · O-ring · yoke · nitrox · steel · aluminum · fill · twinset
Edison
Prolific American inventor
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
phonograph · mandrel · reproducer · stylus · groove · acoustic · playback · dictaphone · celluloid · archive
press
Apply force downward
- plateFlat dish for food
- impressionEffect on the mind
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
rotary · blanket · offset · roller · flexography · intaglio · ink · registration · letterpress
cylindercube
Six-squared-faced solid
sphere · rectangular prism · cone · pyramid · tetrahedron
- firing on all cylindersPerforming optimally, completely engaged
- hit on all cylindersWorking at maximum efficiency
- cylinder blockEngine's central casting
- fire on all cylindersPerform at peak effectiveness
- hitting on all cylindersWorking at peak efficiency
- cylinder headsEngine block toppers
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