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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cylindric \Cy*lin"dric\ (s?-l?n"dr?k), Cylindrical \Cy*lin"dric*al\ (-dr?-kal), adjective [Gr. kylindriko's, from ky'lindros cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique.] Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.
{Cylindrical lens}, a lens having one, or more than one, cylindrical surface.
{Cylindric surface}, or {Cylindrical surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a straight line that moves according to any law, but so as to be constantly parallel to a given line.
{Cylindrical vault}. (Arch.) See under {Vault}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cylindrical
adjective
1: having the form of a cylinder or tube [syn: {tube-shaped}, {tubelike}, {vasiform}]
2: related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder [syn: {cylindric}]
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