cylindrical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having the form of a cylinder
    cylindric.

WordNet

Cy*lin"dric, Cy*lin"dric*al adjective (Also<
  • Cylindric
  • Cylindrical
)
Etymology
Gr., from cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique.
Definitions
  1. Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.

Webster 1913