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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {Cylindrical lens}, a lens having one or more than one cylindrical surface. {Cylindric, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cylindric adj : related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder [syn: {cylindrical}]
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