cyl|in|droid

cyl|in|droid
cyl|in|droid «SIHL uhn droyd», noun, adjective.
–n.
a solid having the form of a cylinder with equal and parallel elliptical bases.
–adj.
1. like a cylinder.
2. like a cylindroid.
[< Greek kylindroeid < kýlindros (see etym. under cylinder (Cf.cylinder)) + eîdos form]

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