- of, shaped like, or characteristic of a cylinder
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cy•lin•dri•cal /səˈlɪndrɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- having the shape or form of a cylinder.
cy•lin•dri•cal
(si lin′dri kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
cy•lin′dri•cal′i•ty, cy•lin′dri•cal•ness, n.
cy•lin′dri•cal•ly, adv.
- Mathematicsof, pertaining to, or having the form of a cylinder.
- Greek kylindrikós; see cylinder, -ic) + -al1
- Neo-Latin cylindric(us) (
- 1640–50
cy•lin′dri•cal•ly, adv.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cylindrical /sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl/, cylindric /sɪˈlɪndrɪk/ adj
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- bottlebrush
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- bucket
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- caecilian
- calandria
- calibre
- can
- candle
- cartridge
- Chinese cabbage
- chub
- cigar
- clarinet
- column
- core
- crankpin
- crumhorn
- cucumber
- cupola
- cyclorama
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- drill
- drum
- duffel bag
- dustbin
- flint
- flute
- foxtail
- gabion
- Geiger counter
- grid
- helical gear
- hunting horn
- induction coil
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- jar
- keepnet
- leek
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