cylindrical
adjective
cy·lin·dri·cal
sə-ˈlin-dri-kəl 
variants
or less commonly cylindric
: relating to or having the form or properties of a cylinder
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Flaky sea salt Special Equipment: A pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip or a ziplock bag
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Crack the egg into a tall cylindrical container.
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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
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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
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cylindrical. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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