An unlighted buoy of which the upper part of the body (above the waterline), or the larger part of the superstructure has the shape of a cylinder or nearly so. Also called CYLINDRICAL BUOY.
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BORE POLISHING
Excessive smoothing of the surface finish of the cylinder bore or cylinder liner in an engine to a mirror-like appearance, resulting in depreciation of ring sealing and oil consumption performance.
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SHELL TYPE CONDENSER
Cylinder or receiver which contains condensing water coils or tubes.
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CYLINDER HEAD
Plate or cap which encloses compression end of compressor cylinder or combustion chamber of engine.
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FUEL KNOCK
A hammer like noise produced when fuel is not burned properly in an engine cylinder.
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LIQUID RECEIVER
Cylinder (container) connected to condenser outlet for storage of liquid refrigerant in a system.
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FLETTNER ROTOR
A spinning cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind power to propel a ship.
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ANEROID BAROMETER
An instrument which determines atmospheric pressure by the effect of such pressure on a thin-metal cylinder from which the air has been partly exhausted
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BARREL BUOY
A buoy having the shape of a barrel or cylinder floating horizontally, usually for special purposes, including mooring.
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OBLIQUE MERCATOR MAP PROJECTION
A conformal cylindrical map projection in which points on the surface of a sphere or spheroid, such as the earth, are developed by Mercator principles on a cylinder tangent along an oblique great circle. Also called OBLIQUE CYLINDRICAL ORTHOMORPHIC MAP PROJECTION.
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CHEESE ANTENNA
An antenna consisting of a mirror in the shape of part of a parabolic cylinder bounded by two parallel plates normal to the cylinder axis, and of an antenna feed placed on or near the focal point
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