Cylindroid

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

  Cylindroid \Cyl"in*droid\ (s?l"?n-droid), n. [Gr. ky`lindros
     cylinder + -oid: cf. F. cylindro["i]de.]
     1. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the
        bases or ends elliptical.
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     2. (Geom.) A certain surface of the third degree, described
        by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the
        motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the
        body.
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