Meanings
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1
adj
Shaped like a cylinder.
Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior.
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2
adj
having the form of a cylinder
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3
adj
Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· shaped like a cylinder.
cylindric
2
adj
· having the form of a cylinder
cylindric
Word family
Forms
cylindrically
Derived forms
acylindricalbicylindricalconicocylindricalcylindricalitycylindricalizationcylindricallycylindricalnessdemicylindricalhemicylindricalhypercylindricalmicrocylindricalnoncylindrical
Etymology
From Latin cylindricus + -al. By surface analysis, cylinder + -ical.