English Explanatory Dictionary

cylindrical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like a cylinder.
  2. Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cylindrical.wav

Word forms

cylindrical more cylindrical most cylindrical

Etymology

From Latin cylindricus + -al. By surface analysis, cylinder + -ical.

Synonyms

cylindric

Derived words

acylindrical bicylindrical conicocylindrical cylindricality cylindricalization cylindrically cylindricalness demicylindrical hemicylindrical hypercylindrical microcylindrical noncylindrical ovocylindrical ovoid-cylindrical pentacylindrical polycylindrical pseudocylindrical semicylindrical sphericocylindrical spherocylindrical subcylindrical tricylindrical
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