CYLINDRICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

cylindrically (comparative more cylindrically, superlative most cylindrically)

In the manner of a cylinder

With cylindrical symmetry

Source: Wiktionary


Cy*lin"dric*al*ly (s-ln"dr-kal-l), adv.

Definition: In the manner or shape of a cylinder; so as to be cylindrical.

CYLINDRIC

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.

CYLINDRICAL

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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