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CYLINDRIC
cylindrical, cylindric
(adjective) having the form of a cylinder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
cylindric (comparative more cylindric, superlative most cylindric)
Of or relating to cylinders; shaped like a cylinder.
Synonyms
• cylindrical
Source: Wiktionary
Cy*lin"dric (s-ln"drk), Cy*lin"dric*al (-dr-kal), a. Etym: [Gr.cylindrique.]
Definition: Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder. Cylindrical lens, a lens having one, or more than one, cylindrical surface.
– Cylindric, or Cylindrical, surface (Geom.), a surface described by a straight line that moves according to any law, but so as to be constantly parallel to a given line.
– Cylindrical vault. (Arch.) See under Vault, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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