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Webster 1913 Edition
Cylindroid
Cyl′in-droid
(s?l′?n-droid)
, Noun.
[Gr.
κύλινδροσ
cylinder + -oid
: cf. F. cylindroïde
.] 1.
A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.
2.
(Geom.)
A certain surface of the third degree, described by a moving straight line; – used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cylindroid
CYLINDROID
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cylindroid
cylindroid
English
Noun
cylindroid (plural cylindroids)
- (geometry) A cylinder with elliptical cross-section.
- (geometry) A certain three-dimensional surface described by a moving straight line, used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and the forces that act upon it.
- (medicine) A ribbon-like mucous cast frequently found in the urine in cases of mild irritation of the kidney.