prefix
Meaning 1
Tall, high in size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- hypsodont
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: brachy-
Standard Lemma guide
hypso-
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prefix
Meaning 2
High in location or position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- hypsophobia
- hypsophyll
- hypsophonous
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: bathy-
prefix
Meaning 3
Upwards in movement or direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- hypsochromic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: batho-
prefix
Meaning 4
Altitude or elevation; aloft, from on high.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- hypsography
- hypsometer
- hypsometry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From ὕψ- (húps-), stem of ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high”), from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”). By surface analysis, hyps- + -o-.
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Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: hipso- — Translations