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semicylindrical

semicylindrical adjective: having the shape of a semicylinder.

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.

Forms of semicylindrical

comparativemore semicylindrical
superlativemost semicylindrical

Origin of semicylindrical

From semi- + cylindrical.

Questions about semicylindrical

What does semicylindrical mean?
Semicylindrical means having the shape of a semicylinder.
What part of speech is semicylindrical?
Semicylindrical is an adjective.

Words near semicylindrical in the dictionary

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

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