Cylindriskt

Cylindriskt is a Swedish adjective meaning cylindrical or cylindrically shaped. It is used to describe objects, surfaces, or forms that resemble a cylinder, typically featuring a circular cross-section and a straight axis. The term corresponds to the English word cylindrical and is common in science, engineering, and design contexts.

Etymology: the form derives from the noun cylinder and the Greek and Latin roots for "cylinder" through European languages, including Swedish cylinder and cylindrisk. In technical usage, cylindriskt is used as an attributive or predicative adjective to characterize geometry, components, and phenomena with a circular symmetry around a central axis.

Geometry: a cylinder is a solid with two parallel circular bases connected by a curved surface. Cylindriskt describes such shapes or features, whether the cylinder is right (axes perpendicular to bases) or oblique (axes at an angle).

Applications: cylindrically shaped objects are widespread, including pipes, cans, columns, optical lenses, and mechanical parts. The concept is central in discussions of cylindrical coordinates, rotational symmetry, and surface generation.

See also: cylindrical coordinates, cylinder, geometry.