rod-shaped
Elongated and round
Rod-shaped describes something long, narrow, and cylindrical—like a rod.
The term appears most often in scientific contexts describing bacteria, cells, or other microscopic structures: rod-shaped bacteria, rod-shaped crystals.
Outside technical use, you might describe rod-shaped pasta or rod-shaped beads.
Cylindrical bacterial cell
- bacteriumSingle-celled prokaryotic life
- cellBasic unit of life
- microbeMicroscopic living organism
- organismLiving biological entity
flagellum · cilia · diatom · spore · filament · chromosome · mitochondria · E. coli
bacillus
Cylindrical bacterial cell
organism · flagellum · cilia · diatom · spore · filament · chromosome · mitochondria · E. coli · salmonella
cylindrical
Circular in cross-section
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- oblongElongated in one direction
linear · needle-like · filiform · columnar · slender · narrow
dowel
Cylindrical wooden fastener
cane · staff · pole · bar · stick · shaft · cylinder · tube · peg · spindle