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BICYLINDRICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bicylindrical mean? 

BICYLINDRICAL (adjective)
  The adjective BICYLINDRICAL has 1 sense:

1. having two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axesplay

  Familiarity information: BICYLINDRICAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BICYLINDRICAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

certain lenses are bicylindrical

Pertainym:

cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)


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