cylindrical

/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/

Meanings

adjective

Shaped like a cylinder.

Examples :

"The water bottle is cylindrical, making it easy to grip and carry. "

technical structure

adjective

Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.

Examples :

"The cylindrical map projection shows the Earth's continents as slightly distorted, with vertical lines representing meridians and horizontal lines representing parallels of latitude. "

geography math

Related Words

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

horizontal noun

/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/ /ˌhɔːɹəˈzɑːntəl/

A horizontal component of a structure

"The horizontal of the classroom desk is sturdy enough to hold a large stack of books. "

distorted verb

/dɪsˈtɔːtɪd/ /dɪsˈtɔɹtɪd/

To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

"The strong wind distorted the delicate paper airplane, making it almost unrecognizable. "

cylinder noun

/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪləndɚ/

A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.

"The pencil holder was a cylinder, its smooth surface created by rotating a circle around its central axis. "

meridians noun

/məˈrɪdiənz/ /məˈrɪdʒənz/

The south.

"The compass needle pointed south, towards the meridians of our school. "

slightly adverb

/ˈslaɪtli/

Slenderly; delicately.

"He was slightly built, but tall."

describing verb

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

To represent in words.

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

projection noun

/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/

Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.

"The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on."

parallels noun

/ˈpærəˌlɛlz/ /ˈpærəˌlɑləlz/

One of a set of parallel lines.

"The notebook paper was designed with neat, blue parallels to guide my writing. "

vertical noun

/ˈvɜːtɪkəl/ /ˈvɝtɪkəl/

A vertex or zenith.

"The vertical of the mountain range was a breathtaking sight. "

continents noun

/ˈkɑntənən(t)s/ /ˈkɑntɪnən(t)s/

Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.

"Students in geography class learn about the seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica. "

latitude noun

/ˈlæt.ɪ.tjuːd/ /ˈlæt.ə.tjud/

The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

"My sister lives at a high latitude in Canada, far north of the equator. "