n. A solid body bounded by a cylindrical surface cut orthogonally by elliptical bases.n. A conoidal cubic surface whose equation is z(x + y)—2 axy = 0.Having the form of a cylinder with equal and parallel elliptical bases.n. In anthropology, a cranium the norma vertical is of which is elongated, flattened at the forehead and occiput, and rounded at the sides.n. In pathology, a body resembling a tube-cast, consisting usually only of mucus.