(small cylinder)

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• small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …   Universalium

• cylinder seal — cyl′inder seal n. ara (esp. in ancient Mesopotamia) a small cylinder carved with the seal of a king or other authority and rolled upon a clay document as an official signature • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

• Cylinder head porting — refers to the process of modifying the intake and exhaust ports of an internal combustion engine to improve the quality and quantity of the air flow. Cylinder heads, as manufactured, are usually suboptimal due to design and manufacturing… …   Wikipedia

• cylinder — [sil′ən dər] n. [Fr cylindre < L cylindrus < Gr kylindros < kylindein, to roll < IE base * (s)kel , to bend > CALCAR, COLON1] 1. Geom. a) in geometry, a solid figure consisting of two parallel bases in the form of congruent, closed …   English World dictionary

• Cylinder block — A modern passenger car engine block, integrating the crankcase and all cylinders. The cylinder head bolts to the deck surface at top. Many ribs and bosses can be seen on the side of the casting. This block is for a straight six engine …   Wikipedia

• cylinder seal — a small carved cylinder used esp. by the ancient Mesopotamians to impress a design in wet clay. [1885 90] * * * Small stone cylinder engraved in intaglio on its surface to leave impressions when rolled on wet clay. It first appeared с 3400–2900… …   Universalium

• Cylinder head — A 302/5.0L Ford cylinder head In an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head (often informally abbreviated to just head) sits above the cylinders on top of the cylinder block. It closes in the top of the cylinder, forming the combustion… …   Wikipedia

• Cylinder (firearms) — Close up of the cylinder on a Webley Mk VI service revolver In firearms terminology, the Cylinder refers to the cylindrical, rotating part of a revolver containing multiple cartridge chambers. The cylinder revolves around a central axis in the… …   Wikipedia

• Cylinder boiler — Boiler Boil er, n. 1. One who boils. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. [1913 Webster] Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cylinder of Nabonidus — The Nabonidus Cylinder. The Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar is a long text in which king Nabonidus of Babylonia (556 539 BC) describes how he repaired three temples: the sanctuary of the moon god Sin in Harran, the sanctuary of the warrior goddess …   Wikipedia

• Cylinder (locomotive) — The motion on the left hand side of 60163 Tornado. The black casting to the left houses the cylinder, in which slides the piston; the piston rod is immediately above the wheel. The cylinders of a steam locomotive are the components that convert… …   Wikipedia