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单词 cylindroid
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cylindroid

[ sil-in-droid ]
/ ˈsɪl ɪnˌdrɔɪd /

noun

a solid having the form of a cylinder, especially one with an elliptical, as opposed to a circular, cross section.

adjective

resembling a cylinder.

Origin of cylindroid

First recorded in 1655–65, cylindroid is from the Greek word kylindroeidḗs cylinderlike. See cylinder, -oid

Words nearby cylindroid

cylindrical coordinate, cylindrical coordinates, cylindrical lens, cylindrical projection, cylindroadenoma, cylindroid, cylindroma, cylindromatous carcinoma, cylindruria, cylix, Cyllenian
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Example sentences from the Web for cylindroid

  • Again, that wrenches of arbitrary amounts about two given screws compound into a wrench the locus of whose axis is a cylindroid.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various
  • If the fine, cylindroid filaments are seen they may then be examined with a power of 200 or 250 diameters.

    Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • The name “cylindroid” has been given to two different surfaces.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cylindroid

cylindroid
/ (ˈsɪlɪnˌdrɔɪd) /

noun

a cylinder with an elliptical cross section

adjective

resembling a cylinder
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cylindroid

cylindroid
[ sĭlən-droid′ ]

n.

A cylindrical surface or solid all of whose sections perpendicular to the elements are elliptical.
A mucous thread with pointed or split ends, observed microscopically in the urine, and resembling a urinary cast.

adj.

Resembling a cylinder.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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