hollow cylinder

collocation in English

meaningsofhollowandcylinder

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hollow
adjective
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/ˈhɒl.əʊ/us
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/
having a hole or empty ...
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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 ofhollowandcylinderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This suggested the idea of using a laser-irradiatedhollowcylinderas a tool for varying the angular properties of a proton beam.
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This was done by rotating a horizontalhollowcylinderwith small holes in its surface which initially contained the talcum-powder powder.
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In this configuration the armature is ahollowcylinderwith the conductors forming rings in the slots.
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In the simplest approximation, the ion channel is represented by ahollowcylinderfilled with salt solution, with properties similar to properties of bulk salt solution.
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Thehollowcylindersection leading from the bifurcation to the utricle is likewise lined with upward-pointing curved hairs.
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The stacked assembly is then machined into ahollowcylinder.
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Because the gas vesicle is ahollowcylinder, it is liable to collapse when the surrounding pressure becomes too great.
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Their cabins are usuallyhollowcylinder, open from chest height up, with a floor and a cover on the top.
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A flat disk such as a record turntable has less angular momentum than ahollowcylinderof the same mass and velocity of rotation.
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Carbon nanotubes are structurally similar to buckyballs, except that each atom is bonded trigonally in a curved sheet that forms ahollowcylinder.
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The electric field created by the charged endothelial cells can be conceptually modeled by ahollowcylinder.
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The propellant (a neutral gas such as argon or xenon) is first injected into ahollowcylindersurfaced with electromagnets.
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This optical element converts the cylindrical laser beam into a larger diameterhollowcylindersurface.
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The accelerating electrode has the shape of a longhollowcylinder.
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This sandwich is then rolled up and inserted into ahollowcylindercasing.
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The outer surface is divided vertically or horizontally such that the whole defines ahollowcylinderembedded in a partial rectangular block.
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These white fragments are small-diameter hollow cylinders that are often branched.
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On the inner surface of thishollowcylinderan ecosystem can thrive in artificial gravity resulting from centripetal force, produced by spinning the asteroid on its longest axis.
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They consist of a cylindrical stalk, widening at some distance below the surface into a hollow bulb-like utricle, and continuing as ahollowcylindersome further distance.
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