cylindrical
adjective
cy·lin·dri·cal
sə-ˈlin-dri-kəl 
variants
or less commonly cylindric
: relating to or having the form or properties of a cylinder
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My guide, Louisa, pulls a thermos from her pack and begins pouring water into a tall, cylindrical cup filled with erva-mate leaves, or mate.
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
On Monday, a lifeguard discovered a cylindrical object on the sand at Montrose Beach, around 80 miles south of the deployment site.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Teller and Stanislaw Ulam, a Los Alamos colleague, envisioned two distinct stages set next to each other inside a cylindrical casing.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Its small, cylindrical orange petals terminate in yellow.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 May 2025
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
On Monday, a lifeguard discovered a cylindrical object on the sand at Montrose Beach, around 80 miles south of the deployment site.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Teller and Stanislaw Ulam, a Los Alamos colleague, envisioned two distinct stages set next to each other inside a cylindrical casing.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Its small, cylindrical orange petals terminate in yellow.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cylindrical
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cylindrical. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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