"Cylindrical form" refers to an object or shape that is round and tube-like, with straight sides and a circular base. It is similar to a cylinder, like a can of soda or a drinking glass. Full definition
The Lenovo Smart Assistant ($ 130) looks like a mashup of an Amazon Echo and a Google Home, blending the former's cylindrical form factor with the latter's pastel - colored fabric speaker grill (buyers can choose light gray, green, or orange). (pcworld.com)
A surprising range of subjects has appeared in a surprising list of journals and books: a geometry textbook, for example, used a shot of a row of gas tanks to show cylindrical forms, and Outdoor Life printed a spread of pictures of insects taken in the Flit laboratory. (fortune.com)
Through Bove's hand, they transform into a group of blue, cylindrical forms typical of her style, which resembles industrial tubing that's been crushed and swathed in bright colors. (artsy.net)