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"Section C"

-- Cylindrical vault. (Arch.)
See under Vault, n.


Cy*lin"dric*al*ly (s?-l?n"dr?-kal-l?),
adv. In the manner or shape of a cylinder;
so as to be cylindrical.


Cyl*`in*dric"i*ty (s?l`?n-dr?s"?-t?),
n. The quality or condition of being
cylindrical.


Cy*lin"dri*form (s?-l?n"dr?-f?rm),
a. [L. cylindrus (Gr.
ky`lindros) cylinder + -form: cf. F.
cylindriforme.] Having the form of a
cylinder.


Cyl"in*droid (s?l"?n-droid), n.
[Gr. ky`lindros 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.


Cy*lin`dro*met"ric
(s&ibreve;*l&ibreve;n`dr&osl;*m&ebreve;t"r&ibreve;k),
a. [Gr. ky`lindros +
me`tron measure.] Belonging to a scale used in
measuring cylinders.


||Cy"ma (sī"m&adot;) n.


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