cylindrical
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- cylindricality noun
- cylindrically adverb
- cylindricalness noun
- subcylindric adjective
- subcylindrical adjective
Etymology
Origin of cylindrical
1640–50; < New Latin cylindric ( us ) (< Greek kylindrikós; cylinder, -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The machines essentially grow silicon crystals into cylindrical ingots that weigh hundreds of pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
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
Some decapods, like lobsters and shrimp, have a thick cylindrical abdomen with a muscular tail for snapping backwards at high speed and burrowing on the seabed.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
From a helicopter, the idea is to drop a solid, cylindrical column of water on the flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
Inside, dark wood pews beneath cylindrical lights hung from the ceiling.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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