Cylindrical
adjective
Having the shape of a cylinder; long and circular in cross-section.
I put the pencils in the cylindrical container.
Often appears as...
- cylindrical container
- cylindrical shape
adjective
Relating to or resembling a cylinder.
The long, cylindrical neck of the giraffe enables it to reach leaves high in the trees.
Often appears as...
- cylindrical neck
- cylindrical structure
adjective
Having the shape of a cylinder; long and circular in cross-section.
I put the pencils in the cylindrical container.
Often appears as...
- cylindrical container
- cylindrical shape
adjective
Relating to or resembling a cylinder.
The long, cylindrical neck of the giraffe enables it to reach leaves high in the trees.
Often appears as...
- cylindrical neck
- cylindrical structure
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine a soup can's shape to conceptualize 'cylindrical'.
The tower had a cylindrical form, much like a soup can.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Perfect
Objects aren't always perfect cylinders; slight variations still qualify.
Her homemade candles were roughly cylindrical, despite some irregularities.
Pro Tip 3/3Cross-Section Clue
Cutting a cylindrical object will reveal a circle at the surface.
We sawed the log and confirmed it was cylindrical by the circular cross-section.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine a soup can's shape to conceptualize 'cylindrical'.
The tower had a cylindrical form, much like a soup can.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Perfect
Objects aren't always perfect cylinders; slight variations still qualify.
Her homemade candles were roughly cylindrical, despite some irregularities.
Pro Tip 3/3Cross-Section Clue
Cutting a cylindrical object will reveal a circle at the surface.
We sawed the log and confirmed it was cylindrical by the circular cross-section.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine a soup can's shape to conceptualize 'cylindrical'.
The tower had a cylindrical form, much like a soup can.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Perfect
Objects aren't always perfect cylinders; slight variations still qualify.
Her homemade candles were roughly cylindrical, despite some irregularities.
Pro Tip 3/3Cross-Section Clue
Cutting a cylindrical object will reveal a circle at the surface.
We sawed the log and confirmed it was cylindrical by the circular cross-section.
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TIL: How Cookiecutter...
the cookie cutter shark are actually prey and when they come in to bite thinking that it's a smaller fish they find themselves in a world of hurt because the cookie cutter shark then turns around suctions its lips and its top teeth to their body and then it spins its body ejecting a perfectly cylindrical plug of
Video examples
The artificial muscles...
and how it expands and contracts when voltage is applied. Viewed from the side, you can really see those pouches take a more cylindrical shape, such as we saw with the Ziploc bags. We can also place a few such muscle fibers next to each other to create something that looks even more like a muscle
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This sea creature...
the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form surrounding a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus. Adhesive tube feet run the length of their bodies
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How to unboil an egg -...
that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first. This unboiling method won't work with a whole egg in its shell since the solution has to spread throughout a cylindrical chamber. But the applications go way beyond uncooking your breakfast, anyhow.
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Rajesh Rao: Computing a...
Now imagine archeologists digging through the rubble of one of our cities. What might they find? Well perhaps some rectangular pieces of plastic with strange symbols on them. Perhaps some circular pieces of metal. Maybe some cylindrical containers
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The beautiful,...
was a little cluster of bristles. With modern electron microscopy, we can see much better the nature of the special feature that gives the hair cell its name. That's the hair bundle. It's this cluster of 20 to several hundred fine cylindrical rods
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Caring for Coral PIPE...
circulating waters encourage corals to anchor and grow despite their plant or stone like appearance corals are actually animals they come in many colorful forms and textures starting as tiny cylindrical polyps just a couple of
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How to rebuild the world...
these are clearly ways of harnessing natural energy sources to save the labour of our own muscles and the most important part is a pair of cylindrical slabs the mill stones which turn over each other and grind that grain into
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Rockets 101 PIPE National...
that holds the rocket together and consists of the cylindrical body, nose cone, and fins. Next, the propulsion system takes up the most amount of space and includes the rocket engine, fuel, and oxidizer.
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The story of 'Oumuamua,...
This is really close by astronomical standards. Now rather than call this by its unwieldy catalog name, we briefly called it "Rama," after the cylindrical spacecraft that passed through the solar system
Video examples
TIL: How Cookiecutter...
the cookie cutter shark are actually prey and when they come in to bite thinking that it's a smaller fish they find themselves in a world of hurt because the cookie cutter shark then turns around suctions its lips and its top teeth to their body and then it spins its body ejecting a perfectly cylindrical plug of
Video examples
The artificial muscles...
and how it expands and contracts when voltage is applied. Viewed from the side, you can really see those pouches take a more cylindrical shape, such as we saw with the Ziploc bags. We can also place a few such muscle fibers next to each other to create something that looks even more like a muscle
Video examples
This sea creature...
the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form surrounding a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus. Adhesive tube feet run the length of their bodies
Video examples
How to unboil an egg -...
that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first. This unboiling method won't work with a whole egg in its shell since the solution has to spread throughout a cylindrical chamber. But the applications go way beyond uncooking your breakfast, anyhow.
Video examples
Rajesh Rao: Computing a...
Now imagine archeologists digging through the rubble of one of our cities. What might they find? Well perhaps some rectangular pieces of plastic with strange symbols on them. Perhaps some circular pieces of metal. Maybe some cylindrical containers
Video examples
The beautiful,...
was a little cluster of bristles. With modern electron microscopy, we can see much better the nature of the special feature that gives the hair cell its name. That's the hair bundle. It's this cluster of 20 to several hundred fine cylindrical rods
Video examples
Caring for Coral PIPE...
circulating waters encourage corals to anchor and grow despite their plant or stone like appearance corals are actually animals they come in many colorful forms and textures starting as tiny cylindrical polyps just a couple of
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
these are clearly ways of harnessing natural energy sources to save the labour of our own muscles and the most important part is a pair of cylindrical slabs the mill stones which turn over each other and grind that grain into
Video examples
Rockets 101 PIPE National...
that holds the rocket together and consists of the cylindrical body, nose cone, and fins. Next, the propulsion system takes up the most amount of space and includes the rocket engine, fuel, and oxidizer.
Video examples
The story of 'Oumuamua,...
This is really close by astronomical standards. Now rather than call this by its unwieldy catalog name, we briefly called it "Rama," after the cylindrical spacecraft that passed through the solar system
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Dave Gibbons
English Artist
When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty; it was the fireplugs in the street. These things that Jack Kirby had drawn. Or these cylindrical water towers on top of buildings that Steve Ditko's 'Spider-Man' fights used to happen in and around.
Quote examples
Dave Gibbons
English Artist
When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty; it was the fireplugs in the street. These things that Jack Kirby had drawn. Or these cylindrical water towers on top of buildings that Steve Ditko's 'Spider-Man' fights used to happen in and around.
Example 1 of 1
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