combining form of Gr. κύλινδρος CYLINDER, used in many recent combinations, as Cylindro-cephalic a. [Gr. κεφαλή head], having a head of cylindrical or elongated shape. Cylindro-conic, -conical a., of cylindrical form with one end conical; so Cylindro-conoidal a. Cylindro-cylindric, -al a. Arch., formed by the intersection of two cylinders. Cylindrometric a., relating to the measurement of cylinders. Cylindro-ogival a., (of a shot) having a cylindrical body and ogival head.
1878. Bartley, trans. Topinard’s Anthrop., V. 177. Cylindro-cephalic, elongated cylindrical skull.
1858. Greener, Gunnery, 141. Cut a bullet of an elongated form—cylindro-conical if wished.
1876. Gross, Dis. Bladder, 313. Wounds inflicted by cylindro-conoidal projectiles.
1823. P. Nicholson, Pract. Build., 110. Cylindro-cylindric arches, or Welsh groins.
