Synonyms for cylindric


Grammar : Adj
Spell : si-lin-dri-kuh l or si-lin-drik
Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈlɪn drɪ kəl or sɪˈlɪn drɪk


Définition of cylindric

Origin :
  • 1640s, probably from cylindric (but this is attested only from 1680s), from Greek kylindrikos, from kylindros (see cylinder) + -al (1).
  • As in cylindrical : adj tubular
Example sentences :
  • Antheridia most often on a short branch, globose-oblong or cylindric.
  • Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray
  • They are of cylindric form, crimson in colour, and each stamen bears from two to six anther-cells.
  • Extract from : « Wayside and Woodland Trees » by Edward Step
  • Capillitium not much expanded after dehiscence, cylindric, pale cinereous, or pale yellowish; the threads variable in thickness.
  • Extract from : « The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio » by A. P. Morgan
  • Mass of capillitium and spores bright yellow; elaters simple, rarely branched, cylindric, 3.5–4 mic.
  • Extract from : « The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio » by A. P. Morgan
  • Mass of capillitium and spores yellow; elaters long, simple, cylindric, 3–4 mic.
  • Extract from : « The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio » by A. P. Morgan
  • Cylindric elongated; whitish, with two yellowish bands, and transverse elevated stri; spire thick, obtuse.
  • Extract from : « Zoological Illustrations, Volume II » by William Swainson
  • Antenn short, cylindric, gradually thickening to their tip, which is naked and abruptly truncate.
  • Extract from : « Zoological Illustrations, Volume I » by William Swainson
  • Now let us consider a cylindric film contained between two equal fixed disks.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 » by Various
  • Hence if the length of the cylindric film is less than its circumference, it is in stable equilibrium.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 » by Various
  • Hence the equilibrium of a cylindric film whose length is greater than its circumference is unstable.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 » by Various

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