cylindrical
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of cylindrical
1640–50; < New Latin cylindric ( us ) (< Greek kylindrikós; see cylinder, -ic) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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These dimensions point to a thick, cylindrical body.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
The machines essentially grow silicon crystals into cylindrical ingots that weigh hundreds of pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Filled with surprising patios, alleys and landings, it’s one of his forays into postmodernism: brightly colored buildings contain, among other features, gabled brick rooflines, extra-bulky columns, long cantilevers and cylindrical steel elevators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
A thousand small cylindrical acrylic mirrors planted in the sand compose a Morse code poem imagining a dialogue between Tangun, the legendary founder of the first Korean kingdom, and an Egyptian pharaoh.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Balee plucked out half a dozen pieces of ceramic: shards of pots and plates, a chipped length of cylindrical bar that may have been part of a pot’s support leg.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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