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cy·lin·dri·cal
(sə-lĭn′drĭ-kəl) 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.
cy·lin′dri·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.
cy·lin′dri·cal·ly adv.
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cylindrical
(sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl) orcylindric
adj
of, shaped like, or characteristic of a cylinder
cyˌlindriˈcality, cyˈlindricalness n
cyˈlindrically adv
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cy•lin•dri•cal
(sɪˈlɪn drɪ kəl)also cy•lin′dric,
adj.
of, pertaining to, or having the form of a cylinder.
cy•lin`dri•cal′i•ty, cy•lin′dri•cal•ness, n.
cy•lin′dri•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | cylindrical - having the form of a cylinder rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
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Translations
أسطواني الشَّكل
válcovitý
cylindrisk
henger alakú
sívalur
valcovitý
cilindričenvaljast
silindir şeklinde
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cylindrical
[sɪˈlɪndrɪk/əl] adj → cilindrico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cylinder
(ˈsilində) noun1. a solid shape or object with a circular base and top and straight sides.
2. any of several pieces of machinery of this shape, solid or hollow. The brake cylinder of his car is leaking.
3. a container in the shape of a cylinder. two cylinders of oxygen.
cyˈlindrical adjective shaped like a cylinder. A beer-can is cylindrical.
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cylindrical
a. cilíndrico-a.
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