cylindroid
cylindroid noun: a cylinder with elliptical cross-section.
Noun
cylindroid (plural cylindroids)
- A cylinder with elliptical cross-section.
- The intrados of a simple vault is generally formed of the portion of the surface of a cylinder, cylindroid, or sphere, never greater than that of half the solid; and the springing lines of the coussinet, which terminate the walls from which the vault rises, are generally straight lines, parallel to...1830, Sir David Brewster, The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, page 523
- A certain three-dimensional surface described by a moving straight line, used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and the forces that act upon it.
- A ribbon-like mucous cast frequently found in the urine in cases of mild irritation of the kidney.
cylindroid meaning in Tamil
cylindroid in Tamil
- உருளையுரு, உருளை உரு, நீள் உருளை போன்ற வட்டுரு
Forms of cylindroid
| plural | cylindroids |
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Origin of cylindroid
From cylinder + -oid.
Questions about cylindroid
- What does cylindroid mean?
- Cylindroid means a cylinder with elliptical cross-section.
- What is cylindroid in Tamil?
- Cylindroid in Tamil is உருளையுரு, உருளை உரு, நீள் உருளை போன்ற வட்டுரு. See Cylindroid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cylindroid?
- Cylindroid is a noun.
- What is the plural of cylindroid?
- The plural of cylindroid is cylindroids.
Words near cylindroid in the dictionary
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