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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
The giant cylindrical devices arrive via truck and tilt down to start digging.
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Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Mar. 2026
The spindles offer a refined approach to a traditional silhouette and contrast nicely with the square legs that turn cylindrical.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026
Roulette Crossbody Bag The Roulette bag brings a unique twist to an otherwise timeless classic with a bold, cylindrical silhouette.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Some species, including certain primates such as humans and great apes, have a long, cylindrical appendix.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Mar. 2026
The spindles offer a refined approach to a traditional silhouette and contrast nicely with the square legs that turn cylindrical.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026
Roulette Crossbody Bag The Roulette bag brings a unique twist to an otherwise timeless classic with a bold, cylindrical silhouette.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Some species, including certain primates such as humans and great apes, have a long, cylindrical appendix.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cylindrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cylindrical
Adjective
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The meteorite lacked chondrules, spherical features embedded in the vast majority of material that falls to Earth from space.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2026
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That acceleration, which for one mass orbiting another (like a planet orbiting a star) is both non-spherical and asymmetrical, necessitates the emission of gravitational radiation in order to conserve both energy and momentum.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The blockade risks higher prices at the pump since oil trades on a global market, meaning a loss of supply in the Middle East could raise prices for Americans, some analysts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Bay added that Govan has long pushed for a museum that matches Los Angeles’ innovation and global outlook, maintaining that the city can lead in redefining how art is experienced.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The ring features a 12-carat, oval Ceylon sapphire at its center surrounded by a halo of 14 diamonds set in 18k white gold—by anyone’s eye, a beautiful piece.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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And the curled posture of the embryo follows an ovoid shape like that of an egg.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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Mellerio also stepped into the watch space, with the 2023 introduction of the M Cut ovoid design, and launched a perfume.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Pixel series features Google’s Camera Bar, an oblong camera bump that runs horizontally across the back panel.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2026
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Seidle sketches out miniature worlds on his Casio with the oblong abstractions of a kindergartener doodling on a piece of paper, his primitive songs existing in a kind of nascent pre-genre state.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cylindrical. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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