cylindrical
adjective
cy·lin·dri·cal
sə-ˈlin-dri-kəl 
variants
or less commonly cylindric
: relating to or having the form or properties of a cylinder
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Though it’s commonly ladled onto short cylindrical pasta shapes such as paccheri or rigatoni, at Coco Loco, which opened in the middle of Naples’s historic center in 1995, the chef and owner, Diego Nuzzo, prefers to use mezzanelli, a longer, skinnier version of ziti.
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Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
The tourbillon itself uses a cylindrical hairspring with a dual Breguet overcoil, making a full rotation in 60 seconds.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
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Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
The tourbillon itself uses a cylindrical hairspring with a dual Breguet overcoil, making a full rotation in 60 seconds.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cylindrical. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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