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Pyramidal vs Cylindrical - What's the difference?

pyramidal | cylindrical |

As adjectives the difference between pyramidal and cylindrical

is that pyramidal is (geometry) pyramid-shaped while cylindrical is shaped like a cylinder.

As a noun pyramidal

is (anatomy) one of the carpal bones.

pyramidal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (geometry) Pyramid-shaped.
  • (crystallography) tetragonal

    • Derived terms

    * pyramidally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) One of the carpal bones.

    • Related terms

    * cuneiform ----

    cylindrical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shaped like a cylinder.

    • Derived terms

    * cylindrically