cylindrical shape

collocation in English

meaningsofcylindricalandshape

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cylindrical
adjective
uk
/sɪˈlɪn.drɪ.kəl/us
/sɪˈlɪn.drɪ.kəl/
having the shape of a cylinder (= ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofcylindricalandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their morphogenesis could be likened to the expansion of a balloon having a longcylindricalshape.
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Since the glass pipette has acylindricalshape, here we propose a cylindrical shaped touch sensor.
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It is characterized by acylindricalshapewith a neck that is differentiated from the body by a slight flexure.
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The cerci articulate basally with the 'basal segment' (fig. 1), which has a strongly flattenedcylindricalshape.
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The numerical results illustrate that breakup may occur owing to large-scale stretching of the globule into acylindricalshape, similar in many respects to the breakup of single-phase droplets.
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This would explain the conical rather thancylindricalshapeand the fact that the tube is shorter than the animal, always leaving the everted introvert outside.
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Furthermore, the surface area\\volume ratio is high compared with a globular protein, mainly as a consequence of the overallcylindricalshapeand presence of solvent-accessible groove conduits.
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The bottom of the armoured personnel carrier is made of armour steel in acylindricalshapeand provides protection against mines.
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By the 15th century, the size of the snare drum increased and had acylindricalshape.
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It has an elongatedcylindricalshapewith a tough, leathery skin with blunt conical protuberances.
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Longer term views include the possibility for cloaking materials, which would provide invisibility by redirecting light around acylindricalshape.
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The cloth is often sewn into acylindricalshape.
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The reactor's pressure vessel is of 15 cm carbon steel in acylindricalshapewith diameter 5.1 m and height 20 m.
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The longyi or sarong, is an often sewn in acylindricalshape, worn from the waist to the feet.
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Rollmops are pickled herring fillets rolled (hence the name) into acylindricalshapearound a piece of pickled gherkin or an onion.
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Usually such a container has a gauged volume, has acylindricalshapeand is made of glass.
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Galantines are often stuffed with forcemeat, and pressed into acylindricalshape.
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Lipocalins have an eight-stranded, antiparallel, symmetrical -barrel fold, which is in essence a beta sheet which has been rolled into acylindricalshape.
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It has a squatcylindricalshape, and has a smooth, unpressed texture.
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