válec — meaning in English

English meaning

• cylinder noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

válec is used for these senses in English:

• cylinder (geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
• road roller A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads.
• shell An engraved copper roller used in print works.

cylinder — full definition

1. noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
2. noun The chamber in an engine in which a piston moves back and forth.
3. noun A container shaped like a tube used to hold pressurized gas.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

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