cylindrical

adjective

cy·​lin·​dri·​cal sə-ˈlin-dri-kəl How to pronounce cylindrical (audio)
variants or less commonly cylindric
: relating to or having the form or properties of a cylinder
cylindrically adverb

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Flaky sea salt Special Equipment: A pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip or a ziplock bag Instructions Crack the egg into a tall cylindrical container. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 May 2025 Beetles — Coleoptera — are typically cylindrical and have mouthparts that chew. Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025 In my truck, the chair disappeared against the side of my bed, unlike the Trailhead, which squeezes down into an awkward cylindrical shape that never fits anywhere well because of its girth. Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 8 May 2025 This curd is then cut into individual sections, and each section is placed into a cylindrical mold. Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cylindrical

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cylindrical was in 1646

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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cylindrical. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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