cylindroid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cyl"in*droid noun

Etymology

Gr. cylinder + -oid: cf. F. cylindrode.

Definitions

1. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.
2. (Geom.) A certain surface of the third degree, described by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body.