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CYLINDRICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the form of a cylinder
Synonyms:
cylindric; cylindrical
Classified under:
Similar:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
Derivation:
cylindricality; cylindricalness (the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder)
Context examples:
The geometry of an object that resembles a needle, meaning that it has a long slender cylindrical shape.
(Needle Shape, NCI Thesaurus)
Hollow, cylindrical structures, with a diameter usually less than 5 nanometers.
(Nanotube, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Fibers which are elongated and cylindrical in shape and less than 100 nm in length.
(Nanofiber, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug packaging type usually in a cylindrical shape with rounded ends.
(Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)
One of two small cylindrical cell organelles composed of 9 triplet microtubules.
(Centriole, NCI Thesaurus)
A complete cylindrical microtubule that is part of a microtubule doublet in cilia.
(A-Microtubule, NCI Thesaurus)
A cylindrical vessel, usually made of metal.
(Can, NCI Thesaurus)
A straight line through one of two small cylindrical cell organelles composed of 9 triplet microtubules.
(Axis of the Centriole, NCI Thesaurus)
Tandem repeats form a right-handed superhelix (3 helixes per unit); tight repeat packing creates a cylindrical hydrophobic core throughout the structure.
(Armadillo Repeat, NCI Thesaurus)
Cylindrical epithelial cells in the innermost layer of the enamel organ.
(Ameloblast, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
