cylindroid

American  

[sil-in-droid] / ˈsɪl ɪnˌdrɔɪd /

noun

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

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adjective

1. resembling a cylinder.

cylindroid British  

/ ˈsɪlɪnˌdrɔɪd /

noun

1. a cylinder with an elliptical cross section

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adjective

1. resembling a cylinder

Etymology

Origin of cylindroid

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

Example Sentences

The larger calculi, sometimes weighing 12 to 24 ounces, are molded in the pelvis of the kidney into a cylindroid mass, with irregular rounded swellings at intervals.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

If the fine, cylindroid filaments are seen they may then be examined with a power of 200 or 250 diameters.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The sleek, tapered cylindroid might easily have been mistaken for a Naval torpedo, since it was roughly the same size and shape.

From The Foreign Hand Tie by Garrett, Randall

A smaller calculus, which has been called coralline, is also cylindroid, with a number of brown, rough, crystalline oxalate of lime branches and whitish depressions of carbonate.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.