CYLINDRICAL

cylindrical, cylindric

(adjective) having the form of a cylinder

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

cylindrical (comparative more cylindrical, superlative most cylindrical)

Shaped like a cylinder.

(cartography) Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.

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