cilindro — 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.
• tumbler noun A flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.

Senses

cilindro is used for these senses in English:

• top hat A man's formal hat, with a tall cylindrical crown (often of silk).
• tumbler A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.

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.

tumbler — full definition

1. noun A flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.
2. noun A moving part inside a lock that must be aligned by the correct key before the bolt will open.

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