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cy⋅lin⋅dri⋅cal

[si-lin-dri-kuhl]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or having the form of a cylinder.
Also, cy⋅lin⋅dric.


Origin:
1640–50; < NL cylindric(us) (< Gk kylindrikós; see cylinder, -ic ) + -al 1


cy⋅lin⋅dri⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, cy⋅lin⋅dri⋅cal⋅ness, noun
cy⋅lin⋅dri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cy·lin·dri·cal   (sə-lĭn'drĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of a cylinder, especially of a circular cylinder.

  2. Mathematics Of or relating to the coordinate system, or to any of three coordinates in it, formed by two polar coordinates in a plane and a rectangular coordinate measured perpendicularly from the plane.

cy·lin'dri·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē) n., cy·lin'dri·cal·ly adv.
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cylindrical cyl·in·dri·cal (sə-lĭn'drĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the shape of a cylinder, especially of a circular cylinder.

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