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• cylinder — [1] The round chamber or hole in the cylinder block that houses the pistons and where combustion takes place. Also called bore or barrel. [2] Any tube like device. [3] A device which converts fluid power into linear mechanical force and motion.… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Wheel Cylinder — A wheel cylinder is a component in a drum brake system. It is located in each wheel and is usually at the top, above the shoes. Its responsibility is to exert force onto the shoes so they can contact the drum and stop the vehicle with friction.… …   Wikipedia

• Cylinder face — Face Face (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Wheel motor — The wheel motor (also called wheel hub motor, hub motor or in wheel motor ) is an electric motor that is incorporated into a wheel and drives it directly.Uses* Wheel motors are applied in industry, driving e.g. wheels that are part of assembly… …   Wikipedia

• cylinder — noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kylindros, from kylindein to roll; perhaps akin to Greek kyklos wheel more at wheel Date: 1570 1. a. the surface traced by a straight line moving… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wheel cylinder — [1] A small cylinder located at each wheel brake that uses brake fluid to exert hydraulic pressure, which forces the brake shoes against the brake drums and stops the vehicle. [2] That part of the hydraulic brake system that receives pressure… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• cylinder axis — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wheel — n 1. circular frame, disk, round, roundlet, roundel, circle; ring, band, hoop, cordon, annulus; caster, roller; cylinder, drum; trolley. 2.Informal. bicycle, cycle, Inf. bike, tricycle, velocipede, unicycle, tandem. 3. turn, movement, rotation,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• cylinder hone — A tool that uses an abrasive to smooth out (hone) and bring to exact measurements such things as engine cylinders, wheel cylinders, bushings, etc …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Four-wheel drive — This article is about the class of vehicle drivetrains. For other uses, see Four by four/Four wheel drive (disambiguation). All wheel drive redirects here. For the all wheel drive in motorcycles, see two wheel drive. The Jeep Wrangler is a 4WD… …   Wikipedia