cylindroid

[ sil-in-droid ]

noun
  1. a solid having the form of a cylinder, especially one with an elliptical, as opposed to a circular, cross section.

adjective
  1. resembling a cylinder.

Origin of cylindroid

1
First recorded in 1655–65, cylindroid is from the Greek word kylindroeidḗs cylinderlike. See cylinder, -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for cylindroid

cylindroid

/ (ˈsɪlɪnˌdrɔɪd) /


noun
  1. a cylinder with an elliptical cross section

adjective
  1. resembling a cylinder

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