glass cylinder

collocation in English

meaningsofglassandcylinder

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glass
noun
uk
/ɡlɑːs/us
/ɡlæs/
a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and ...
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cylinder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪl.ɪn.dər/us
/ˈsɪl.ɪn.dɚ/
a solid or hollow tube with long straight sides and two circular ends the same size, or an object shaped like this, often used as ...
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(Definition ofglassandcylinderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofglass cylinder

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A dilatedglasscylinderwith a glass joint (500-ml) was used as a collection chamber in which airflow was generated using a vacuum pump.
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In this case, a shockwave is generated from the detonation of 100 to 200g of a high explosive, which is launched into a gas filledglasscylinder.
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The mark will be on theglasscylinderof the machine and there will be a clear indication, by some device, that the measure is a half pint.
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Theglasscylinderwas mounted to the inside of the front passenger door, with the hoses feeding into the engine's fuel line.
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Many early gasoline pumps had a calibratedglasscylinderon top.
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He described theglasscylinderaddition as a beacon, and topped it with a glass roof to allow plentiful sunlight inside.
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It consists of aglasscylinderwith a glass tube on top.
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These used a clockwork mechanism of gears driven by a coiled spring-drive which rotated a smallglasscylindercontaining metal filings.
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It looks like a large, acrylicglasscylinderwith air vents for the victim.
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Roll films are contact exposed via motor, either round aglasscylinderor through a vacuum, under a controlled light source.
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His name is written on parchment stored in aglasscylinderunderneath the cornerstone in the foundation.
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The next components are, in order, an electrically insulating borosilicateglasscylinderand a graphite cylinder, which acts as the furnace.
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The primary mirror in most modern telescopes is composed of a solidglasscylinderwhose front surface has been ground to a spherical or parabolic shape.
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These larvae were placed in glass cylinders 18 cm high and 15 cm in diameter covered with cloth sheets.
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Clanny derived lamps had a metal shield (typically tinned iron) in the shape of a truncated cone, called a bonnet covering the gauze above theglasscylinder.
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The machine consists of a solidglasscylinder, typically around two inches in diameter and six inches in length, mounted to the end of a reciprocating arm.
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A plainglasscylindermay be used, or a vacuum flask arrangement to keep the coffee hot; this is not to be confused with a vacuum brewersee below.
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In the hydrometer tests, the soil particles are mixed with water and shaken to produce a dilute suspension in aglasscylinder, and then the cylinder is left to sit.
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Pupae were removed from the rearing case and kept in glass cylinders (9 cm internal diameterr6 cm high, c. 5 pupae per cylinder) until emergence.
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Each room contains a vault with a computer display, a container holding money and two glass cylinders.
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