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cylinder — [[t]sɪ̱lɪndə(r)[/t]] cylinders 1) N COUNT A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides. ...a cylinder of foam... It was recorded on a wax cylinder. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp A gas cylinder is a cylinder shaped container … English dictionary
wax-type thermostat — A thermostat in which the expansion of melting paraffin wax (in a rigid cylinder) deforms a molded rubber membrane and displaces a piston/pin from the cylinder; this has the advantage of being insensitive to sudden temperature fluctuations or to… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Cylinder glass — Glass Glass (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cylinder recording — ▪ phonograph record earliest form of phonograph record, invented by Thomas A. Edison (Edison, Thomas Alva) in 1877. The sound to be recorded was focused by a horn onto a diaphragm, causing it to vibrate; the vibrations were transmitted to a … Universalium
Phonograph cylinder — Two Edison cylinder records (on either end) and their cardboard storage cartons (center) Phonograph cylinders were the earliest commercial medium for recording and reproducing sound. Commonly known simply as records in their era of greatest… … Wikipedia
Surfboard wax — (also known as surfwax ) is a formulation of natural and synthetic wax for application to the deck of a surfboard, bodyboard, or skimboard, to keep the surfer from slipping off the board when paddling out or riding a wave. It is also used to… … Wikipedia
Edison Records — was the first record label, pioneering recorded sound and an important player in the early record industry. Early phonographs before commercial mass produced records Thomas A. Edison invented the phonograph, the first device for recording and… … Wikipedia
Blue Amberol Records — was the trademarked name for cylinder recordings manufactured by the Edison company in the U.S. from 1912 to 1929. They were issued as replacements to the original 2 minute wax cylinder series Edison had been producing. Blue Amberols run… … Wikipedia
Gramophone record — A 12 inch (30 cm) 33⅓ rpm record (left), a 7 inch 45 rpm record (right), and a CD (above) A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record (in American English), vinyl record (in reference to vinyl, the material most commonly used after … Wikipedia
Now That's What I Call Steampunk! Volume 1 — Studio album by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Relea … Wikipedia
Dictation machine — Transcribing dictation with a Dictaphone wax cylinder dictation machine, in the early 1920s. Note supply of extra wax cylinders on lower part of stand. A dictation machine is a sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later… … Wikipedia
