semicylindrical
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semicylindrical — adjective Date: circa 1731 having the shape of a longitudinal half of a cylinder … New Collegiate Dictionary
semicylindrical — adj. having the form of a longitudinal half of a cylinder … English contemporary dictionary
semicylindrical — semi·cylindrical … English syllables
semicylindrical — adjective see semicylinder * * * semicylinˈdrical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑semi … Useful english dictionary
Semicylindrical (plate stereotype) press — Машина для печатания с полукруглых стереотипов … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
semicylinder — semicylindrical /sem ee si lin dri keuhl, sem uy /, semicylindric, adj. /sem ee sil in deuhr, sem uy /, n. half of a cylinder divided lengthwise. [1660 70; SEMI + CYLINDER] * * * … Universalium
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
A feather in the cap — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circulating pump — Pump Pump, n. [Akin to D. pomp, G. pumpe, F. pompe; of unknown origin.] An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
D valve — Slide Slide, n. [AS. sl[=i]de.] 1. The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. Smooth, even passage or progress. [1913 Webster] A better slide into their business. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. That on which anything moves by sliding … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
