Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of half of a cylinder divided in the direction of its axis.
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- adjective Having the form of
half acylinder (divided down its axis)
Etymologies
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Examples
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In any make the jig wince, or wince dye beck, consists of a large rectangular, or, in some cases, hemicylindrical dye-vat.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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According to www. healthline.com, "the physical machine comprises [of] a gantry 15 ft (4.57 m) in diameter and 20.5 ft (6.24 m) in length, weighing about 17 U.S. tons, fourteen x-ray guns featured within a hemicylindrical arrangement (surrounding the patient or subject over-head and on the sides) and targeted at an adjacent hemicylindrical fluorescent screen, fourteen rotating two-dimensional television cameras and eight video disc recorders for recording the x-rays, [and]
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