cy·lin·dri·cal

(sə-lĭn′drĭ-kəl) also cy·lin·dric (-drĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of a cylinder, especially of a circular cylinder.

2. Mathematics Of or relating to the coordinate system, or to any of three coordinates in it, formed by two polar coordinates in a plane and a rectangular coordinate measured perpendicularly from the plane.

cy·lin′dri·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.

cy·lin′dri·cal·ly adv.

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Noun

cylindricality - the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder

cylindricalness

roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular

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Referring to the honing operation, the values of longitudinal speed parameter are greatest than the values of tangential speed parameter and reveals that longitudinal speed has a great influence on deviation from circularity and cylindricality than the tangential speed parameter.

The influence of working parameters on precision in processing short, circular honing, processing of pieces made of cast iron 200

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