cylindrical

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These dimensions point to a thick, cylindrical body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The machines essentially grow silicon crystals into cylindrical ingots that weigh hundreds of pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

It’s kept in cylindrical canisters on the factory floor.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Some decapods, like lobsters and shrimp, have a thick cylindrical abdomen with a muscular tail for snapping backwards at high speed and burrowing on the seabed.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Sitting atop one of the shop’s heavy worktables was a massive cylindrical container about four feet high and two feet across.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss