cylindrical
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cylindrical
1640–50; < New Latin cylindric ( us ) (< Greek kylindrikós; see cylinder, -ic) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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That’s right: Oprah Winfrey persuaded her followers to buy a cylindrical glass container holding paper and air, for $45.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
These cylindrical samples preserve layers of material that accumulated on the ocean floor over centuries.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Each iLamp has batteries which are charged by a cylindrical solar panel.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Varda makes automated labs that look like cylindrical desktop speakers, which it sends into orbit in capsules and satellite platforms it also builds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
Behind them, a giant cylindrical boulder was gleaming as brightly as the towers in the valley.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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