cylindrical
adjUS /sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/
Etymology From Latin cylindricus + -al. By surface analysis, cylinder + -ical.
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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.2019 April 3, Janelle Zara, “How to Organize Your Kitchen Like a Professional Chef”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020:
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Cartography, Geography, Natural sciences Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.
- Derived terms
- acylindrical, bicylindrical, conicocylindrical, cylindricality, cylindricalization, cylindrically, cylindricalness, demicylindrical, hemicylindrical, hypercylindrical, microcylindrical, noncylindrical, ovocylindrical, ovoid-cylindrical, pentacylindrical, polycylindrical, pseudocylindrical, semicylindrical, sphericocylindrical, spherocylindrical, subcylindrical, tricylindrical