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cylindrical (adj.)

"having the form or properties of a cylinder," 1640s, probably from cylindric (but this is attested only from 1680s), from Latinized form of Greek kylindrikos, from kylindros (see cylinder) + -al (1).

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Definitions of cylindrical from WordNet

cylindrical (adj.)
having the form of a cylinder;
Synonyms: cylindric
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