cylindrical — 1640s, probably from cylindric (but this is attested only from 1680s), from Gk. kylindrikos, from kylindros (see CYLINDER (Cf. cylinder)) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
cylindrical — [sə lin′dri kəl] adj. of or having the shape of a cylinder: also cylindric cylindricality [sə lin΄drikal′ə tē] n. cylindrically adv … English World dictionary
cylindrical — [[t]sɪlɪ̱ndrɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Something that is cylindrical is in the shape of a cylinder. ...a cylindrical aluminium container... It is cylindrical in shape … English dictionary
cylindrical — cylinder ► NOUN 1) a three dimensional shape with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section. 2) a piston chamber in a steam or internal combustion engine. 3) a cylindrical container for liquefied gas under pressure. 4) a… … English terms dictionary
cylindrical — adj. Cylindrical is used with these nouns: ↑shape … Collocations dictionary
cylindrical — cy|lin|dri|cal [sıˈlındrıkəl] adj in the shape of a cylinder ▪ a cylindrical oil tank … Dictionary of contemporary English
cylindrical — adjective in the shape of a cylinder: A huge cylindrical oil tank stood beside the engine … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Cylindrical equal-area projection — of the world; standard parallel at 40°N … Wikipedia
Cylindrical multipole moments — are the coefficients in a series expansion of a potential that varies logarithmically with the distance to a source, i.e., as . Such potentials arise in the electric potential of long line charges, and the analogous sources for the magnetic… … Wikipedia
Cylindrical lioplax — A 1870 drawing of the shell of Lioplax cyclostomaformis Conservation status … Wikipedia
