adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/
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adj
Meaning 1
Shaped like a cylinder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cylindric
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having the form of a cylinder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cylindric
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin cylindricus + -al. By surface analysis, cylinder + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
cilíndricu
— shaped like a cylinder
Belarusian:
цыліндры́чны
(cylindrýčny)
— shaped like a cylinder
Bulgarian:
цилиндричен
(cilindričen)
— shaped like a cylinder
Catalan:
cilíndric
— shaped like a cylinder
Chinese Mandarin:
圓柱形的 /圆柱形的
(yuánzhùxíng de)
— shaped like a cylinder
Czech:
válcový
— shaped like a cylinder
Czech:
válcovitý
— shaped like a cylinder
Danish:
cylindrisk
— shaped like a cylinder
Dutch:
cilindrisch
— shaped like a cylinder
Dutch:
cilindervormig
— shaped like a cylinder
Esperanto:
cilindra
— shaped like a cylinder
Finnish:
liereä
— shaped like a cylinder
Finnish:
lieriön muotoinen
— shaped like a cylinder
French:
cylindrique
— shaped like a cylinder
Galician:
cilíndrico
— shaped like a cylinder
German:
zylindrisch
— shaped like a cylinder
Greek:
κυλινδρικός
(kylindrikós)
— shaped like a cylinder
Ancient Greek:
κυλινδρικός
(kulindrikós)
— shaped like a cylinder
Hungarian:
hengeres
— shaped like a cylinder
Icelandic:
sívalningslaga
— shaped like a cylinder
Icelandic:
sívalur
— shaped like a cylinder
Italian:
cilindrico
— shaped like a cylinder
Korean:
원통형의
(wontonghyeong-ui)
— shaped like a cylinder
Latin:
cylindricus
— shaped like a cylinder
Macedonian:
валчест
(valčest)
— shaped like a cylinder
Macedonian:
цилиндричен
(cilindričen)
— shaped like a cylinder
Malay:
belujur
— shaped like a cylinder
Norwegian Bokmål:
sylindrisk
— shaped like a cylinder
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sylindrisk
— shaped like a cylinder
Polish:
cylindryczny
— shaped like a cylinder
Polish:
walcowaty
— shaped like a cylinder
Portuguese:
cilíndrico
— shaped like a cylinder
Romanian:
cilindric
— shaped like a cylinder
Russian:
цилиндри́ческий
(cilindríčeskij)
— shaped like a cylinder
Serbo-Croatian:
цилѝндричан
— shaped like a cylinder
Serbo-Croatian:
ва̏љкаст
— shaped like a cylinder
Serbo-Croatian:
cilìndričan
— shaped like a cylinder
Serbo-Croatian:
vȁljkast
— shaped like a cylinder
Slovak:
valcový
— shaped like a cylinder
Slovak:
valcovitý
— shaped like a cylinder
Slovene:
cilíndričen
— shaped like a cylinder
Spanish:
cilíndrico
— shaped like a cylinder
Swedish:
cylindrisk
— shaped like a cylinder
Tagalog:
bumbungin
— shaped like a cylinder
Tagalog:
binumbong
— shaped like a cylinder
Tamil:
உருளை
(uruḷai)
— shaped like a cylinder
Ukrainian:
циліндри́чний
(cylindrýčnyj)
— shaped like a cylinder