cylindrical

adjective

variants also cylindric
Definition of cylindricalnext
as in spherical
shaped like a cylinder a cylindrical oil tank a cylindrical tower

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Recent Examples of cylindrical The ship, reported in local media to be some 21 metres long and six metres wide, was mostly carrying Dressel 1A amphorae, which were tall and cylindrical, and mainly used for carrying wine. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Residents pull their vehicles into a cylindrical glass elevator that lifts both the driver and the car more than 60 stories into the air. — Zahra Tayeb, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Highstar introduced tabless cylindrical cells in 18650 and 21700 formats. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Video clips of Guarino performing the Endo One procedure — which involves repeatedly stabbing the skin with a thin, cylindrical rod, releasing a red laser — are posted regularly on his and EvoSkin’s Instagram accounts. — Ella Moore july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cylindrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cylindrical
  1. spherical
  2. global
  3. oval
  4. ovoid
  5. oblong
  6. ovate
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  • For example, Galileo observed that the moon was not perfectly spherical in 1610, allowing for a more precise prediction of where the natural satellite’s shadow will fall during an eclipse.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because Sprenger got to use very special equipment — the Todd-AO 65mm spherical lenses, which haven’t been used since productions like Oklahoma!
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of spherical
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  • And while global child mortality data for 2025 won’t be available for several months, health officials are already bracing for a surge in deaths among the world’s youngest and most vulnerable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Invasive species of all kinds are already costing the global economy more than $423 billion annually.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of global
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  • Starting this month, the spooky treats will return to store shelves, though without any changes to their smooth, oval shapes.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • By April 2019, the final stone went on show in Gabarone, graded as a type 11b Fancy Deep Blue, oval brilliant-cut VVS2 clarity, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of oval
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  • In the 2015 video installation The Slave Ship (The Law of the Sea), the film unfolds in an ovoid frame.
    — Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
  • The table revealed that an ovoid body—blunt nose, tapering tail—came closer to aerodynamic perfection than anything else a designer could draw.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of ovoid
Adjective
  • The Pixel Tag was recently tipped as a small, oblong tracker that works only on Google's Find Hub network.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Similar to cherry but oblong and slightly firmer, with a crisp bite.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of oblong
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  • Every bit of ground was drenched in sunlight and steaming in the heat, except for the living room that harbored the only wild population of Chittenango ovate amber snails in the world.
    — Jessica Suarez Oliver Whang, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Definition of ovate

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