English Dictionary: cylindric | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cylindric \Cy*lin"dric\ (s?-l?n"dr?k), Cylindrical \Cy*lin"dric*al\ (-dr?-kal), a. [Gr. kylindriko`s, from ky`lindros 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, [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}, n. |