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cylinder (medicine) and hearing (sh)


cylinder (medicine)


cylinder


1. A cylindrical lens.

2. A cylindrical or rodlike renal cast.

3. A cylindrical metal container for gases stored under high pressure.

Origin: G. Kylindros, a roll


hearing (sh)




In law, a trial, or more specifically the formal examination of a cause before a judge according to the laws of the land.

In popular usage the term often refers to a formal proceeding before a magistrate prior to the inception of a case, and in particular to a preliminary hearing, where a magistrate or judge determines whether the evidence justifies proceeding with the case.