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cylindroid
[ sil-in-droid ]
/ ˈsɪl ɪnˌdrɔɪd /
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noun
a solid having the form of a cylinder, especially one with an elliptical, as opposed to a circular, cross section.
adjective
resembling a cylinder.
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How to use cylindroid in a sentence
The sleek, tapered cylindroid might easily have been mistaken for a Naval torpedo, since it was roughly the same size and shape.
The Foreign Hand Tie|Gordon Randall GarrettAgain, that wrenches of arbitrary amounts about two given screws compound into a wrench the locus of whose axis is a cylindroid.
The name “cylindroid” has been given to two different surfaces.
If the fine, cylindroid filaments are seen they may then be examined with a power of 200 or 250 diameters.
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British Dictionary definitions for cylindroid
cylindroid
/ (ˈsɪlɪnˌdrɔɪd) /
noun
a cylinder with an elliptical cross section
adjective
resembling a cylinder
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Medical definitions for cylindroid
cylindroid
[ sĭl′ən-droid′ ]
n.
A cylindrical surface or solid all of whose sections perpendicular to the elements are elliptical.
A mucous thread with pointed or split ends, observed microscopically in the urine, and resembling a urinary cast.
adj.
Resembling a cylinder.
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