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Webster 1913 Edition
Cylindrical
{
Cy-lin′dric
(s?-l?n′dr?k)
, Cy-lin′dric-al
(-dr?-kal)
, } Adj.
[Gr.
κυλινδρικός
, from κύλινδροσ
cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique
.] Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.
Cylindrical lens
, a lens having one, or more than one, cylindrical surface.
– Cylindric surface
or Cylindrical surface
(Geom.)
, a surface described by a straight line that moves according to any law, but so as to be constantly parallel to a given line.
– Cylindrical vault
. (Arch.)
See under
Vault
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cylindrical
CYLINDRIC
, CYLINDRICAL,Adj.