- a variation of cylindrical.
cylindric
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U.S. warships pulled up alongside homeward-bound Soviet freighters while Russian crewmen obediently pulled back the canvas wrappings that covered the long, cylindric objects on the decks.
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If the paper is brought around so that the edges meet, whatever curve may form a cross section the surface is said to inclose a cylindric space.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
They are of cylindric form, crimson in colour, and each stamen bears from two to six anther-cells.
From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward
Cones 6 to 8 in. long, cylindric, brown when ripe; scales broad, thin, rounded; bracts long, exserted, with an acute reflexed tip.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
Now consider a portion of a cylindric film of length x terminated by two equal disks of radius r and containing a certain volume of air.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various