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Cylindrical

Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.

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Rounded 84% connected

of Round

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Rounded 84% connected

of Round

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cylinder 74% connected

A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal s…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cylinder 74% connected

A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal s…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cylindric 92% connected

Alt. of Cylindrical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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