cylinder vs liner

cylinder

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

  • 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. 

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

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

liner

noun
  • A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket. 

  • Someone who fits a lining to something. 

  • Something with a specified number of lines. 

  • A ship of the line. 

  • person born in a certain year (XX liner); person who belongs to a certain line 

  • A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner. 

  • A removable cover or lining 

  • A basic salesperson. 

  • A line drive. 

  • A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding. 

  • The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie 

  • A formal no show sock. 

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