Webster's Dictionary 1913

4159

Hypostatic

{ Hy′po‐stat″ic (?), Hy′po‐stat″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. hypostatique.] 1. Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive, or elementary.The grand doctrine of t...

4160

Hypostatically

Hy′po‐stat″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a hypostatic manner.

4161

Hypostatize

Hy‐pos″ta‐tize (?), v. t. 1. To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance.Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals. Pop. Sci. Monthly.2....

4162

Hyposternum

‖Hy′po‐ster″num (?), n.; pl. L. Hyposterna (#), E. Hyposternums (#). [Pref. hypo- + sternum.] (Anat.) See Hypoplastron.

4163

Hypostome

{ Hy″po‐stome (?), ‖Hy‐pos″to‐ma (?), } n. [NL. hypostoma, fr. Gr. υπὅ beneath + � mouth.] (Zoöl.) The lower lip of trilobites, crustaceans, etc.

4164

Hypostrophe

Hy‐pos″tro‐phe (?), n.(Med.) (a) The act of a patient turning himself. (b) A relapse, or return of a disease.

4165

Hypostyle

Hy″po‐style (?), a.(Arch.) Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; — especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.

4166

Hyposulphate

Hy′po‐sul″phate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of hyposulphuric acid.

4167

Hyposulphite

Hy′po‐sul″phite (?), n.(Chem.) (a) A salt of what was formerly called hyposulphurous acid; a thiosulphate. (b) A salt of hyposulphurous acid proper.

4168

Hyposulphuric

Hy′po‐sul‐phur″ic (?), a. [Pref. hypo- + sulphuric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur in a lower state of oxidation than in the sulphuric compounds; as, hyposulphur...

4169

Hyposulphurous

Hy′po‐sul″phur‐ous (?), a. [Pref. hypo- + sulphurous.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur, all, or a part, in a low state of oxidation.Hyposulphurous acid. (a) Thiosu...

4170

Hypotarsus

‖Hy′po‐tar″sus (?), n.; pl.Hypotarsi (#). [NL. See Hypo-, and Tarsus.] (Anat.) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process. — Hy′...

4171

Hypotenuse

{ Hy‐pot″e‐nuse (?), Hy‐poth″e‐nuse (?) }, n. [L. hypotenusa, Gr. �, prob., subtending (sc. �), fr. � to stretch under, subtend; � under + � to stretch. See Subtend.] (Geom.) Th...

4172

Hypothec

Hy‐poth″ec (?), n. [F. hypothèque. See Hypotheca.] (Scot. Law) A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his t...

4173

Hypotheca

‖Hy′po‐the″ca (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � a thing subject to some obligation, fr. � to put under, put down, pledge. See Hypothesis.] (Rom. Law) An obligation by which property of a d...

4174

Hypothecate

Hy‐poth″e‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hypothecated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hypothecating (?).] [LL. hypothecatus, p. p. of hypothecare to pledge, fr. L. hypotheca pledge, security....

4175

Hypothecation

Hy‐poth′e‐ca″tion (?), n. [LL. hypothecatio.] 1. (Civ. Law) The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debt...

4176

Hypothecator

Hy‐poth″e‐ca′tor (?), n.(Law) One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.

4177

Hypothenal

{ Hy‐poth″e‐nal (?), Hy‐poth″e‐nar (?), } a. [Pref. hypo- + thenar.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the prominent part of the palm of the hand above the base of the little finger, ...

4178

Hypothenar (2)

Hy‐poth″e‐nar (?), n.(Anat.) The hypothenar eminence.

4179

Hypothenusal

Hy‐poth′e‐nu″sal (?), a. Of or pertaining to hypothenuse.

4180

Hypothenuse (2)

Hy‐poth″e‐nuse (?), n. Same as Hypotenuse.

4181

Hypothesis

Hy‐poth″e‐sis (?), n.; pl.Hypotheses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � foundation, supposition, fr. � to place under, � under + � to put. See Hypo-, Thesis.] 1. A supposition; a proposition ...

4182

Hypothetic

{ Hy′po‐thet″ic (?), Hy′po‐thet″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. hypotheticus, Gr. �: cf. F. hypothétique.] Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without...

4183

Hypothetist

Hy‐poth″e‐tist (?), n. One who proposes or supports an hypothesis.

4184

Hypotrachelium

‖Hy′po‐tra‐che″li‐um (?), n.(Arch.) Same as Gorgerin.

4185

Hypotricha

‖Hy‐pot″ri‐cha (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. υπὅ beneath + �, �, a hair.] (Zoöl.) A division of ciliated Infusoria in which the cilia cover only the under side of the body.