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semicylindric

semicylindric is the alternative form of semicylindrical.

Meaning of semicylindrical

Adjective

semicylindrical (comparative more semicylindrical, superlative most semicylindrical)

  1. Having the shape of a semicylinder.
    • Molds of these pages were dropped down chutes to the basement pressroom and used to cast semicylindrical printing plates.2007 June 10, David W. Dunlap, “‘Copy!’”, in New York Times
  2. Of a leaf: elongated, flat on one side and round on the other.

Origin of semicylindric

From semi- + cylindric.

Questions about semicylindric

What is semicylindric the alternative form of?
Semicylindric is the alternative form of semicylindrical.

Words near semicylindric in the dictionary

  1. semicuspidal
  2. semicustomized
  3. semicyclic
  4. semicylinder
  5. semicylinders
  6. semicylindric
  7. semicylindrical
  8. semicynical
  9. semicystic
  10. semidaily
  11. semidangerous

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