cylindrical

American

[si-lin-dri-kuhl] / sɪˈlɪn drɪ kəl /

Also cylindric

adjective

of, relating to, or having the form of a cylinder.

cylindrical British

/ sɪˈlɪndrɪk, sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl /

adjective

of, shaped like, or characteristic of a cylinder

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Other Word Forms

cylindricality noun
cylindrically adverb
cylindricalness noun
subcylindric adjective
subcylindrical adjective

Etymology

Origin of cylindrical

1640–50; < New Latin cylindric ( us ) (< Greek kylindrikós; cylinder, -ic ) + -al ¹

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