cylindrical

[ si-lin-dri-kuhl ]

/ sɪˈlɪn drɪ kəl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or having the form of a cylinder.

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Also cy·lin·dric

[si-lin-drik] /sɪˈlɪn drɪk/ .

Origin of cylindrical

1640–50; <New Latin cylindric(us) (<Greek kylindrikós;see cylinder, -ic) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cylindrical

cy·lin·dri·cal·i·ty, cy·lin·dri·cal·ness, nouncy·lin·dri·cal·ly, adverbsub·cy·lin·dric, adjectivesub·cy·lin·dri·cal, adjective

Words nearby cylindrical

cylinder head, cylinder press, cylinder saw, cylinder seal, cylindraceous, cylindrical, cylindrical coordinate, cylindrical coordinates, cylindrical lens, cylindrical projection, cylindroadenoma

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How to use cylindrical in a sentence

A cylindrical mouthpiece, possibly a hollow bird bone, was inserted in the hole, they suspect.
Humans made a horn out of a conch shell about 18,000 years ago|Bruce Bower|February 10, 2021|Science News
Bea Alvarez pierced the Pauma Valley earth with the metallic bit of her cylindrical soil tester.
Farmers Want to Create San Diego’s Carbon Dumps|MacKenzie Elmer|February 3, 2021|Voice of San Diego
You can also place a draft stopper — a cylindrical pillow you can get for less than $15 at a hardware store — on windowsills and door thresholds.
How to stop your house’s expensive drafts — and save the planet|Sarah Kaplan|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
As we just saw, the first Betti number, b1, is the number of circular holes in a shape — like the circle around the cylindrical straw, the three holes in binder paper and the two circular directions of the torus.
Topology 101: The Hole Truth|David S. Richeson|January 26, 2021|Quanta Magazine

When it comes to lens shape for kids, you can opt for a cylindrical shape which should provide a good amount of visibility for their ski sessions.
Best ski goggles: What to look for in a pair you’ll love|Eric Alt|January 20, 2021|Popular-Science
If nothing else, the thing looks amazing, like a little black cylindrical bomb.
20 Life-Altering Developments Just Announced at Apple’s Life-Altering Worldwide Developers Conference|Winston Ross|June 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Two days later, a delivery man brings a large, cylindrical package to my door.
The Nice Thing About Larry Hagman|Megan McArdle|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No pylons, no chemical-poisoned swamps, no cylindrical gas tanks.
Ciao, Roma! Hello, Newark!|James Atlas|January 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At that time one of his high-pressure puffer-engines, with a cylindrical boiler and internal tube, was working in Staffordshire.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
It was of a cylindrical shape, having a deep zone at the equator, and a containing capacity of about 300 feet.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
He does not recollect the duty the engine performed with the cylindrical boilers.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
When the cigars are dry the paper is taken off, and the bunch retains the cylindrical shape given it.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The boilers were Trevithick's cylindrical with internal tube, wholly of wrought iron.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for cylindrical

cylindrical

cylindric (sɪˈlɪndrɪk)

/ (sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl) /

adjective

of, shaped like, or characteristic of a cylinder

Derived forms of cylindrical

cylindricality or cylindricalness, nouncylindrically, adverb

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Medical definitions for cylindrical

cylindrical

[ sə-lĭn′drĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or having the shape of a cylinder, especially of a circular cylinder.

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British Dictionary definitions for cylindrical

cylindric (sɪˈlɪndrɪk)

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