Hȳ'po-ty-pō'sis, n.

n. [Gr. ὑποτύπωσις, sketch, outline, from ὑποτυποῦν, to sketch out, imagine, from ὑπό, under, and τυποῦν, to impress, form, from τύπος, impression; Fr. hypotypose.] (Rhet.) A description of things in strong or lively colors; imagery.