cylinder in Irish
cylinder in Irish is sorcóir, sorcóir soladach — cylinder means a solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
cylinder in Irish
sorcóir
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
sorcóir soladach
(geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
What does "cylinder" mean?
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noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
"The tin of biscuits was a tall cylinder with a lid."
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noun The chamber in an engine in which a piston moves back and forth.
"One cylinder in the engine was misfiring, so it ran roughly."
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noun A container shaped like a tube used to hold pressurized gas.
"A gas cylinder for the camping stove sat by the tent."
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cylinder in a sentence
- The tin of biscuits was a tall cylinder with a lid.
- The candle was shaped like a perfect cylinder.
- One cylinder in the engine was misfiring, so it ran roughly.
- The piston slides up and down inside the cylinder.
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What is "cylinder" in Irish?
"cylinder" in Irish is sorcóir, sorcóir soladach. 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 tin of biscuits was a tall cylinder with a lid." In Irish, "cylinder" is sorcóir, sorcóir soladach.
Are there other ways to say "cylinder" in Irish?
Yes — Irish has 2 translations listed for "cylinder": sorcóir, sorcóir soladach.
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