cigar-shaped

/si'gɑ:ʃeipt/

Thân thiện

A single cigar-shaped cloud drifts across the afternoon sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a long, cylindrical form that narrows or tapers at both ends: This describes an object whose shape resembles that of a traditional cigar, being elongated and rounded with a gradual decrease in diameter towards each tip.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The submarine had a distinctive cigar-shaped hull.
  • Astronomers observed a cigar-shaped asteroid passing by Earth.
  • The museum displayed a cigar-shaped artifact from the ancient civilization.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific and Technical Descriptions: The term is often used in fields like astronomy, aeronautics, and biology to describe the morphology of objects, celestial bodies, or organisms.
  • The unusual, cigar-shaped cloud formation was documented by meteorologists.

Variants and Related Words

• Cylindrical (adj): Having the shape of a cylinder (a straight-sided shape with circular ends). While similar, "cylindrical" does not necessarily imply tapering ends.
• Fusiform (adj): (Technical/Biological) Spindle-shaped; tapering at both ends. This is a more precise synonym often used in scientific contexts.
• Tapering (adj): Becoming gradually narrower toward one end. "Cigar-shaped" specifically implies tapering at ends.

Synonyms

• Fusiform
• Spindle-shaped
• Ellipsoid (when referring to a 3D solid)

Related Phrases

• Cigar-shaped body: A common noun phrase used to describe an object with this form.
  • The unidentified object was reported as a metallic cigar-shaped body.

Related Idioms

Học thuật

Adjective

1. tapering at each end

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fusiform
• spindle-shaped