cylindrical
Like a can
Cylindrical describes something shaped like a cylinder—a three-dimensional form with straight parallel sides and circular ends, like a can or a pipe.
The word applies to objects with this geometry: a cylindrical tank, cylindrical columns, a cylindrical container.
Things need not be perfectly round to be called cylindrical; the term suggests the general shape rather than mathematical precision.
Vertical structural element
Hollow conveyance channel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- ductTube conveying fluid
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- boreTiresome individual or drill
tunnel · chimney · flue · vent · barrel · sleeve · shaft · drain
Reciprocating cylinder component
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- bearingPosture or orientation
- camshaftLobed rod operating valves
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
rotor · stator · actuator · turbine · valve · chamber · boiler · coupling
Center-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- axisRotation reference line
- volumeAmount of space filled
surface · area · pi · height · base · cross-section · revolution · solid
Rotation reference line
- rotationTurning on an axis
- radialEmanating from center
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
- uniformityState of being identical
invariance · axial · concentric · coaxial · alignment · revolution · polar · azimuthal
column
Vertical structural element
- pillarUpright architectural support
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- canisterSealed cylindrical container
tank · silo · drum · dowel · rod · pole · log · cartridge · bottle · vase
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
bore · tunnel · chimney · flue · vent · barrel · sleeve · shaft · drain · spout
piston
Reciprocating cylinder component
crankshaft · rotor · stator · actuator · turbine · valve · chamber · boiler · coupling · gasket
radius
Center-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- axisRotation reference line
volume · surface · area · pi · height · base · cross-section · revolution · solid · curve
axis
Rotation reference line
- rotationTurning on an axis
- radialEmanating from center
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
uniformity · invariance · axial · concentric · coaxial · alignment · revolution · polar · azimuthal
scroll
Wound document of parchment
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- diplomaAcademic completion document
poster · map · carpet · canvas · wallpaper · certificate · sushi · tortilla · cigarette · joint
- container traitsairtight, leakproof, sealed, watertight, stackable
- Map Termslatitude, longitude, equator, meridian, prime meridian
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- columnspillar, column, pillars, shaft, shafts
- projectionsmap projection, 3D projection, film projection, azimuthal, Mercator
- eyeglass lensesbifocal, bifocals, progressive, progressive lenses, progressives
- cylindrical shapeRound with parallel sides