semicylindrical

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adjective

Having the shape of a semicylinder.

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Meanings

adjectivesemicylindrical (comparative more semicylindrical, superlative most semicylindrical)

comparative more semicylindrical · superlative most semicylindrical

  1. Having the shape of a semicylinder.

    Molds of these pages were dropped down chutes to the basement pressroom and used to cast semicylindrical printing plates.

    2007 June 10, David W. Dunlap, “‘Copy!’”, in New York Times
  2. biologyOf a leaf: elongated, flat on one side and round on the other.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
demicylindrical

Origin

From semi- + cylindrical.

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Translations

Latin sēmicylindricus
  • sēmicylindricusshaped like a semicylinder
Cite this entry
APA

semicylindrical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicylindrical

MLA

“semicylindrical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicylindrical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semicylindrical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicylindrical.

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