Cylindroid — Cyl in*droid (s?l ?n droid), n. [Gr. ky lindros cylinder + oid: cf. F. cylindro[ i]de.] 1. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A certain surface of the third degree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cylindroid — Cylindroid, Cylinder, dessen Grundflächen keine Kreise sind … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
cylindroid — [sil′in droid΄] n. [Gr kylindroeidēs: see CYLINDER & OID] a type of cylinder with elliptical bases adj. resembling a cylinder … English World dictionary
cylindroid — SYN: false cast. [G. kylindrodes, fr. kylindros, roll, cylinder, + eidos, appearance] * * * cyl·in·droid sil ən .drȯid, sə lin n a spurious or mucous urinary cast that resembles a hyaline cast but has one tapered, stringy, twisted end cylindroid … Medical dictionary
Cylindroid — A cylindroid is a cylinder that has an elliptical cross section. See also Plücker’s conoid. This geometry related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it … Wikipedia
cylindroid — /sil in droyd /, n. 1. a solid having the form of a cylinder, esp. one with an elliptical, as opposed to a circular, cross section. adj. 2. resembling a cylinder. [1655 65; < Gk kylindroeidés cylinderlike. See CYLINDER, OID] * * * … Universalium
cylindroid — n. cylindrical form with an elliptical base adj. shaped like a cylinder … English contemporary dictionary
cylindroid — cyl·in·droid … English syllables
cylindroid — cyl•in•droid [[t]ˈsɪl ɪnˌdrɔɪd[/t]] n. 1) math. a solid having the form of a cylinder, esp. one with an elliptical, as opposed to a circular, cross section 2) math. resembling a cylinder • Etymology: 1655–65; < Gk kylindroeidḗs cylinderlike.… … From formal English to slang
cylindroid — /səˈlɪndrɔɪd/ (say suh lindroyd) noun 1. a solid having the form of a cylinder with equal and parallel elliptical bases. –adjective 2. resembling a cylinder. {Greek kylindroeidēs cylinder like. See oid} …
