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cylindrical

 
Dictionary: cy·lin·dri·cal   (sə-lĭn'drĭ-kəl) pronunciation also cy·lin·dric
(-drĭk)
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.
cylindricality cy·lin'dri·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) n.
cylindrically cy·lin'dri·cal·ly adv.

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(sə-lĭn'drĭ-kəl)
adj.

Of, relating to, or having the shape of a cylinder, especially of a circular cylinder.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having the form of a cylinder or tube
  Synonyms: tube-shaped, tubelike, vasiform

Meaning #2: related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder
  Synonym: cylindric
  Pertains to noun: cylinder (meaning #3)


Translations: Cylindrical
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - cylindrisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
cilindrisch, rolvormig

Français (French)
adj. - cylindrique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zylindrisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κυλινδρικός

Italiano (Italian)
cilindrico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cilíndrico

Русский (Russian)
цилиндрический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cilíndrico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - cylindrisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
圆柱形的, 气缸的, 圆筒状的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 圓柱形的, 氣缸的, 圓筒狀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원주의, 원통형의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 円筒の, シリンダーの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أسطواني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גלילי‬


 
 

 

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