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μύλος — meaning in English

mylos

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English meaning

  • cylinder noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
  • mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.

Senses

μύλος is used for these senses in English:

  • cylinder A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
  • cylinder The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
  • mill The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.

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.

mill — full definition

  1. noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
  2. noun A factory that processes a raw material, such as paper, steel, or cloth.
  3. noun An institution or business that churns out large quantities of something with little regard for quality, often used dismissively.
  4. verb To grind, cut, or shape material using a mill or milling machine.
  5. verb Of a crowd, to move around aimlessly or in a disorganised way (usually as "mill about/around").

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