Dictionary

cylindrical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Shaped like a cylinder.
   • Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior. 2019 April 3, Janelle Zara, “How to Organize Your Kitchen Like a Professional Chef”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020:
2. Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

cylindric

Translations (48)

da cylindrisk (shaped like a cylinder) · sh cilìndričan (shaped like a cylinder) · is sívalningslaga (shaped like a cylinder) · sv cylindrisk (shaped like a cylinder) · cs válcovitý (shaped like a cylinder) · gl cilíndrico (shaped like a cylinder) · bg цилиндричен (shaped like a cylinder) · pt cilíndrico (shaped like a cylinder) · la cylindricus (shaped like a cylinder) · sh цилѝндричан (shaped like a cylinder) · fi lieriön muotoinen (shaped like a cylinder) · eo cilindra (shaped like a cylinder) · nb sylindrisk (shaped like a cylinder) · uk циліндри́чний (shaped like a cylinder) · ms belujur (shaped like a cylinder) · ru цилиндри́ческий (shaped like a cylinder) · is sívalur (shaped like a cylinder) · fr cylindrique (shaped like a cylinder) · tl bumbungin (shaped like a cylinder) · cs válcový (shaped like a cylinder) · hu hengeres (shaped like a cylinder) · tl binumbong (shaped like a cylinder) · ca cilíndric (shaped like a cylinder) · ko 원통형의 (shaped like a cylinder) · ta உருளை (shaped like a cylinder) · sl cilíndričen (shaped like a cylinder) · mk цилиндричен (shaped like a cylinder) · pl cylindryczny (shaped like a cylinder) · zza silindirik (shaped like a cylinder) · fi liereä (shaped like a cylinder) · it cilindrico (shaped like a cylinder) · ast cilíndricu (shaped like a cylinder) · es cilíndrico (shaped like a cylinder) · el κυλινδρικός (shaped like a cylinder) · sk valcový (shaped like a cylinder) · sk valcovitý (shaped like a cylinder) · sh vȁljkast (shaped like a cylinder) · cmn 圓柱形的 /圆柱形的 (shaped like a cylinder) · de zylindrisch (shaped like a cylinder) · grc κυλινδρικός (shaped like a cylinder) · ro cilindric (shaped like a cylinder) · nl cilindrisch (shaped like a cylinder) · nn sylindrisk (shaped like a cylinder) · be цыліндры́чны (shaped like a cylinder) · sh ва̏љкаст (shaped like a cylinder) · mk валчест (shaped like a cylinder) · nl cilindervormig (shaped like a cylinder) · pl walcowaty (shaped like a cylinder)