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[ adjective ] having the form of a cylinder or tube

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

A plug and a tube with holes in its cylindrical walls divided the chamber above the porous plug into two parts .

Simultaneously with the anode surface temperature and voltage measurements pyrometer readings were taken along the cylindrical surface of the carbon anode holder as indicated on figure 2 .

The total heat loss through the anode holder included also the heat conducted through the base of the cylindrical piece into the adjacent metal parts .

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

Just as the pressure exerted by surface_tension in a spherical drop is * * f and the pressure exerted by surface_tension on a cylindrical shape is * * f , the pressure exerted by any curved surface is * * f , where �g is the interfacial_tension and * * f and * * f are the two radii_of_curvature .

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

This sample was contained in a cylindrical container similar to that described above .

Related terms

rounded

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[ adjective ] related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder

Synonyms

cylindric

Related terms

cylinder cylinder

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