cylinder vs diesel

cylinder

noun
  • A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder. 

  • A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve. 

  • Any object in the form of a circular cylinder. 

  • The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges. 

  • An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder. 

  • A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine. 

  • The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity. 

  • The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump. 

  • A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder. 

verb
  • To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy. 

diesel

noun
  • A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed. 

  • Synonym of snakebite and black. 

  • A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed. 

  • A particular cannabis hybrid. 

  • A vehicle powered by a diesel engine. 

verb
  • To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression. 

  • For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine. 

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