Cylindric

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cylindric \Cy*lin"dric\ (s?-l?n"dr?k), Cylindrical
  \Cy*lin"dric*al\ (-dr?-kal), a. [Gr. kylindriko`s, from
     ky`lindros cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique.]
     Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex
     surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Cylindrical lens}, a lens having one, or more than one,
        cylindrical surface.
  
     {Cylindric surface} or {Cylindrical surface}, (Geom.), a
        surface described by a straight line that moves according
        to any law, but so as to be constantly parallel to a given
        line.
  
     {Cylindrical vault}. (Arch.) See under {Vault}, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cylindric
       adj : related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder
             [syn: {cylindrical}]