cylindrical.
Shaped like a cylinder.
Meaning & usage
Shaped like a cylinder.
Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.
Where this word comes from
From Latin cylindricus + -al. By surface analysis, cylinder + -ical.
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