adj

cylindrical

sih-LIHND-rih-kuhl

adj

Shaped like a cylinder; having straight sides and a circular cross-section.

"The water tank is cylindrical, standing about two metres tall."

How to Use Cylindrical

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishShaped like a tube or can — round in cross-section, with straight sides.

Common pairings

cylindrical shape cylindrical container cylindrical tower

more cylindrical comparative, most cylindrical superlative

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The water tank is _____, standing about two metres tall.

From Latin cylindricus, formed on cylinder plus the adjectival suffix -ical.

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