cylindrical

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
23
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/(US)

Definition of cylindrical

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  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.”
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adj

  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.”
  2. Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.

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Etymology

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

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