cylindrical

American  

[si-lin-dri-kuhl] / sɪˈlɪn drɪ kəl /

Also cylindric

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having the form of a cylinder.

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cylindrical British  

/ sɪˈlɪndrɪk, sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, shaped like, or characteristic of a cylinder

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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

EV batteries come in different forms—cylindrical, pouch and prismatic—but grid-scale batteries tend to just be prismatic, a rectangular shape that can be stacked.

From The Wall Street Journal

Varda makes automated labs that look like cylindrical desktop speakers, which it sends into orbit in capsules and satellite platforms it also builds.

From Los Angeles Times

The machines essentially grow silicon crystals into cylindrical ingots that weigh hundreds of pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Owen looked around at their cold, cylindrical prison.

From Literature

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