bicylindrical

adjective

bi·​cy·​lin·​dri·​cal

¦bī-sə-¦lin-dri-kəl

: having two cylindrical surfaces usually with their axes parallel

certain lenses are bicylindrical

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 1 + cylindrical

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