Meanings
comparative more cylindrical · superlative most cylindrical
- Shaped like a cylinder.
Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior.
2019 April 3, Janelle Zara, “How to Organize Your Kitchen Like a Professional Chef”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020Synonyms: cylindric
- cartographyDescribing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveShaped like a cylinder.
More synonyms by meaning
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Origin
From Latin cylindricus + -al. By surface analysis, cylinder + -ical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός
- κυλινδρικός (kulindrikós)shaped like a cylinder
Bulgarian цилиндричен
- цилиндричен (cilindričen)shaped like a cylinder
Catalan cilíndric
- cilíndricshaped like a cylinder
Chinese Mandarin 圓柱形的 /圆柱形的
- 圓柱形的 /圆柱形的 (yuánzhùxíng de)shaped like a cylinder
Czech válcový, válcovitý
- válcovýshaped like a cylinder
- válcovitýshaped like a cylinder
Danish cylindrisk
- cylindriskshaped like a cylinder
Dutch cilindrisch, cilindervormig
- cilindrischshaped like a cylinder
- cilindervormigshaped like a cylinder
Esperanto cilindra
- cilindrashaped like a cylinder
Finnish liereä, lieriön muotoinen
- liereäshaped like a cylinder
- lieriön muotoinenshaped like a cylinder
French cylindrique
- cylindriqueshaped like a cylinder
German zylindrisch
- zylindrischshaped like a cylinder
Greek κυλινδρικός
- κυλινδρικός (kylindrikós)shaped like a cylinder
Hungarian hengeres
- hengeresshaped like a cylinder
Icelandic sívalningslaga, sívalur
- sívalningslagashaped like a cylinder
- sívalurshaped like a cylinder
Italian cilindrico
- cilindricoshaped like a cylinder
Korean 원통형의
- 원통형의 (wontonghyeong-ui)shaped like a cylinder
Latin cylindricus
- cylindricusshaped like a cylinder
Malay belujur
- belujurshaped like a cylinder
Norwegian Bokmål sylindrisk
- sylindriskshaped like a cylinder
Polish cylindryczny, walcowaty
- cylindrycznyshaped like a cylinder
- walcowatyshaped like a cylinder
Portuguese cilíndrico
- cilíndricoshaped like a cylinder
Romanian cilindric
- cilindricshaped like a cylinder
Russian цилиндри́ческий
- цилиндри́ческий (cilindríčeskij)shaped like a cylinder
Slovak valcový, valcovitý
- valcovýshaped like a cylinder
- valcovitýshaped like a cylinder
Spanish cilíndrico
- cilíndricoshaped like a cylinder
Swedish cylindrisk
- cylindriskshaped like a cylinder
Tagalog bumbungin, binumbong
- bumbunginshaped like a cylinder
- binumbongshaped like a cylinder
Tamil உருளை
- உருளை (uruḷai)shaped like a cylinder
Ukrainian циліндри́чний
- циліндри́чний (cylindrýčnyj)shaped like a cylinder
Cite this entry
cylindrical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cylindrical
“cylindrical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cylindrical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cylindrical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cylindrical.
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