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View definitions for cylindrical

cylindrical

adjective as in tubular

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Significant amounts of chemicals are stored in cylindrical tanks, and give the facility a distinct smell that is similar to a freshly-cleaned hospital ward.

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Authorities found a black cylindrical laser pointer in the front yard of the property, and identified it as the device aimed at officers.

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Under a strange pink-purple glow, illuminated panels buzz and cylindrical columns of water bubble away, as a futuristic crop of microalgae grows.

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From a helicopter, the idea is to drop a solid, cylindrical column of water on the flames.

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Axons have long been depicted as smooth and cylindrical, but a new study of mouse neurons challenges that view.

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