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also cylindric
as in spherical
shaped like a cylinder
a cylindrical oil tank a cylindrical tower
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Recent Examples of cylindrical
Mark Patterson was living underwater for a week inside the Hydrolab, a white, cylindrical research station at the bottom of the ocean in the eastern Caribbean.
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Susan Cosier,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
These are rectangular and larger than cylindrical cells, and shaped like a nine-volt battery (9V).
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
Developing vast cylindrical steel forms that are geometrically precise, identical in size, and mirrored in design was no easy feat.
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Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Stove-pipe sponges, which grow to about five feet tall, are slender, cylindrical, and often in hues of purple, while wide giant barrel sponges typically display a reddish tint.
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Erik Trinidad,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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Susan Cosier,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
These are rectangular and larger than cylindrical cells, and shaped like a nine-volt battery (9V).
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
Developing vast cylindrical steel forms that are geometrically precise, identical in size, and mirrored in design was no easy feat.
—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Stove-pipe sponges, which grow to about five feet tall, are slender, cylindrical, and often in hues of purple, while wide giant barrel sponges typically display a reddish tint.
—
Erik Trinidad,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cylindrical
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The mostly spherical design also resembles its main rival, the Echo Dot Max, but while Amazon's speaker offers touch controls on a small concave plastic panel on the front, the Google Home Speaker hides them under a colorful, mesh surface to maintain a uniform look on the upper part of the device.
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Known as the Galactic Center Excess, a spherical gamma-ray glow extending out for thousands of light-years from the core of our galaxy, this high-energy light has baffled researchers for over a decade.
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El Niño shifts global weather patterns A naturally occurring climate cycle, El Niño is already exerting effects along the equator, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, during his June 17 WeatherWest podcast.
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Fast or gradual, the IEA expects the production ramp-up will generate a global oil surplus of about 5 million barrels of supply per day next year.
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Add a circular or oval coffee table to complement the rounded lines.
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Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds in London, told People the oval center stone was approximately 35 carats.
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In the 2015 video installation The Slave Ship (The Law of the Sea), the film unfolds in an ovoid frame.
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The table revealed that an ovoid body—blunt nose, tapering tail—came closer to aerodynamic perfection than anything else a designer could draw.
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Bespoke serving trays may be round, oblong, tiered or custom-made.
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Look for small, oblong, yellow-and-black insects about 1/4-inch long.
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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.
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cylindrical. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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