English Explanatory Dictionary

hypso-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Tall, high in size.
  2. High in location or position.
  3. Upwards in movement or direction.
  4. Altitude or elevation; aloft, from on high.

Word forms

hypso- hyps- hypsi-

Etymology

From ὕψ- (húps-), stem of ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high”), from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”). By surface analysis, hyps- + -o-.

Antonyms

brachy- bathy- batho-

Derived words

Hypsibema hypsochromic Hypsamasia hypsarrhythmia hypsicephalic hypsodont hypsophobia hypsophonous hypsophyll hypsography hypsometer hypsometry
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