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also cylindric
as in spherical
shaped like a cylinder
a cylindrical oil tank a cylindrical tower
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Recent Examples of cylindrical
But ancient wood-workers cut a cylindrical hole through the wood to give it the function of a pipe.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Flaky sea salt Special Equipment: A pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip or a ziplock bag
Instructions
Crack the egg into a tall cylindrical container.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Beetles — Coleoptera — are typically cylindrical and have mouthparts that chew.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In my truck, the chair disappeared against the side of my bed, unlike the Trailhead, which squeezes down into an awkward cylindrical shape that never fits anywhere well because of its girth.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Flaky sea salt Special Equipment: A pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip or a ziplock bag
Instructions
Crack the egg into a tall cylindrical container.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Beetles — Coleoptera — are typically cylindrical and have mouthparts that chew.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In my truck, the chair disappeared against the side of my bed, unlike the Trailhead, which squeezes down into an awkward cylindrical shape that never fits anywhere well because of its girth.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cylindrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cylindrical
Adjective
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One of El Bulli’s most famous food concepts was spherical olives.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Two hundred of each type of bead were placed inside each of the spherical cages.—
Ben Coxworth
May 27,
New Atlas,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Local leaders in Detroit recognize that in a global economy, a thriving industrial sector and robust labor market are linked to the contributions of immigrant communities.—
Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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Dynamic line rating for grid balancing in increasingly becoming a global strategy for grid stability.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The Kohler Sunstruck oval tub is standard in the primary bathroom if this layout is chosen.—
Benjamin C Tankersley,
Washington Post,
1 Feb. 2023
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This simple opener works well on circular cans but may not be effective on dented, square, or oval cans.—
Maya Polton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Eventually, her hand emerged, gripping an ovoid glass jar with a pale-yellow label.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Ovid’s godly characters are whittled down to basic geometric forms like ovoid shapes and cones that together recount the tale in some of the world’s most phonetically complex languages, such as Abkhaz from Abkhazia, Chatino from inland Oaxaca, and Silbo Gomero from La Gomera in the Canary Islands.—
Mariana Fernández,
ARTnews.com,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But don't go imagining little green aliens with big oblong eyes.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The display is an oblong rectangle, like a standard full-length mirror.—
Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cylindrical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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