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Slender vs Cylindrical - What's the difference?

slender | cylindrical |

As adjectives the difference between slender and cylindrical

is that slender is thin; slim while cylindrical is shaped like a cylinder.

slender

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Thin; slim.
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    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=3 citation , passage=Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.}}
  • (Gaelic languages)  Palatalized.

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    cylindrical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shaped like a cylinder.

    • Derived terms

    * cylindrically