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spherocylinder

spherocylinder noun: a solid, made up of two hemispheres connected by a cylinder.

Noun

spherocylinder (plural spherocylinders)

  1. A solid, made up of two hemispheres connected by a cylinder.
  2. A lens of this form.

Synonyms of spherocylinder

Forms of spherocylinder

pluralspherocylinders

Origin of spherocylinder

From sphero- + cylinder.

Words formed from spherocylinder

Questions about spherocylinder

What does spherocylinder mean?
Spherocylinder means a solid, made up of two hemispheres connected by a cylinder.
What part of speech is spherocylinder?
Spherocylinder is a noun.
What is the plural of spherocylinder?
The plural of spherocylinder is spherocylinders.

Words near spherocylinder in the dictionary

  1. spheroconical
  2. spheroconics
  3. spherocrystal
  4. spherocrystalline
  5. spherocrystals
  6. spherocylinder
  7. spherocylinders
  8. spherocylindrical
  9. spherocyst
  10. spherocysts
  11. spherocyte

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