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cylinder in German

cylinder in German is Zylinder, Walze, Brennkammer — cylinder means a solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.

cylinder in German

Zylinder
noun
Walze
noun
Zylinder
noun
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
Brennkammer
noun
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
Zylinder
noun
An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
Rolle
noun
An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.

What does "cylinder" mean?

  1. noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
    "The candle was shaped like a perfect cylinder."
  2. noun The chamber in an engine in which a piston moves back and forth.
    "The car's engine has four cylinders."
  3. noun A container shaped like a tube used to hold pressurized gas.
    "The diver checked his oxygen cylinder before entering the water."
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cylinder in a sentence

  • The candle was shaped like a perfect cylinder.
  • Water was stored in a large steel cylinder behind the house.
  • The car's engine has four cylinders.
  • The diver checked his oxygen cylinder before entering the water.

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What is "cylinder" in German?

"cylinder" in German is Zylinder, Walze, Brennkammer. cylinder means: A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.

How do you use "cylinder" in a sentence?

Example: "The candle was shaped like a perfect cylinder." In German, "cylinder" is Zylinder, Walze, Brennkammer.

Are there other ways to say "cylinder" in German?

Yes — German has 4 translations listed for "cylinder": Zylinder, Walze, Brennkammer, Rolle.

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