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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hȳp'no-tīze, v. t. p. 650To affect with hypnotism.Hÿ'po p. 650A prefix from the Greek preposition ὑπό, under, beneath, and frequently used in composition to signify a less quantity, or a low state or degree of that denoted by the word with which it is joined…Hÿ'po, n. p. 650A morbid depression of spirits; hyp. [Colloq.]Hy̆-pŏb'o-le, n. p. 650(Rhet.) A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, and each of them is refuted in order.Hy̆p'o-caust, n. p. 650(Anc. Arch.) A vaulted apartment from which the heat of a fire was distributed to rooms above, by means of earthen tubes. This contrivance, first used in baths, was afterward adopted in private…Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dres, n. pl. p. 650The same as HYPOCHONDRIUM, q. v.Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dri-ȧ, n. p. 650(Med.) A mental disorder arising ordinarily from digestive derangement, in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health.Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dri-ăc, a. p. 650Pertaining to the hypochondria, or the parts of the body so called; as, the hypochondriac region. See HYPOCHONDRIUM. 2. Affected, characterized, or produced by, hypochondria. 3. Producing melancholy…Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dri-ăc, n. p. 650A person affected with hypochondria. He had become an incurable hypochondriac. Macaulay.Hy̆p'o-chon-drī'ac-al, a. p. 650The same as HYPOCHONDRIAC.Hy̆p'o-chon-drī'ac-al-ly, adv. p. 650In an hypochondriacal or melancholy manner.Hy̆p'o-chon-drī'a-çism or Hy̆p'o-chon-drī'a-sis or Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dri-ăsm p. 650Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dri-ăsm, n. The same as HYPOCHONDRIA, q. v.Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dri-ŭm, n. p. 650(Anat.) That part of the cavity of the abdomen which, on either side, is beneath the cartilages of the false ribs; as, the spleen is in the left hypochondrium. [Written also, in the plural…Hy̆p'o-chŏn'dry, n. p. 650Same as HYPOCHONDRIA.Hy̆p'o-çist, n. p. 650An inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis) growing from the roots of the cistus.Hy̆p'o-cra-tĕr'i-fôrm, a. p. 650(Bot.) Salver-formed; having a tubular base ending abruptly in a border spreading horizontally, as in the phlox. Wood.Hy̆-pŏc'ri-sy, n. p. 650The act or practice of a hypocrite; simulation, a feigning to be what one is not; or dissimulation, a concealment of one's real character or motives; especially, the assuming of a false appearance of…Hy̆p'o-crĭte, n. p. 650A dissembler; one who assumes a false appearance. Fair hypocrite, you seek to cheat in vain. Dryden. 2. One who feigns to be other and better than he really is; one who, for the purpose of deceiving…Hy̆p'o-crĭt'ic or Hy̆p'o-crĭt'ic-al, a. p. 650Belonging to a hypocrite; exhibiting hypocrisy; proceeding from a false outward show of virtue and piety; simulating; counterfeiting a religious character; as, an hypocritical person, or look.…Hy̆p'o-crĭt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 650In an hypocritical manner; with simulation; falsely; without sincerity.Hy̆p'o-di-ăs'to-le, n. p. 650(Gr. Gram.) A mark like a comma placed after some forms of the article and relative pronoun when followed by the enclitics τέ and τὶ, to distinguish them from other words having the same letters; as…Hȳp'o-gē'an, a. p. 651(Bot.) Growing under the earth; ripening its fruit under ground.Hȳp'o-gē'ous, a. p. 651(Bot.) Growing under ground; hypogean. [Written also hypogeous.]Hȳp'o-gās'tric, a. p. 651(Anat.) Relating to the hypogastrium; situated in the lower part of the abdomen.Hȳp'o-găs'tri-ŭm, n. p. 651The lower part of the abdomen.Hȳp′o-găs′tro-cēle, n. p. 651(Med.) Hernia in the hypogastric regions; rupture of the lower part of the abdomen. Dunglison.Hȳp'o-gēne, a. p. 651(Geol.) Formed or crystallized at depths beneath the earth’s surface;—applied to granite and some other rocks, by those (as Lyell) who suppose that the crystallization took place beneath a great…Hȳp'o-gē'um, n. p. 651(Anc. Arch.) The subterraneous portion of a building;—used to designate all the parts of a building which were under ground, as the cellar, &c. Gwill.Hȳp'o-glōs'sal, a. p. 651(Anat.) Pertaining to the lingual or gustatory nerve.Hŷp'o-gŷn, n. p. 651(Bot.) An hypogynous plant.Hȳ-pŏg'y-noŭs, a. p. 651(Bot.) Having certain parts, as the sepals, petals, and stamens, springing from below the pistils. Gray.Hŷ'po-nī'troŭs, a. p. 651(Chem.) Compounded of nitrogen and oxygen, but containing an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyponitrous acid, an acid composed of nitrogen and oxygen, but containing less oxygen than nitrous acid.Hȳ'po-phēt, n. p. 651An expounder or interpreter. [Rare.]Hȳ'po-phōs'phate, n. p. 651(Chem.) A salt obtained by combining hypophosphoric acid with a base.Hȳ'po-phōs'phīte, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hypophosphorous acid and a base.Hȳ'po-phōs'phor-ōŭs, a. p. 651(Chem.) Composed of phosphorus and oxygen, but containing an inferior quantity of the latter; as, hypophosphorous acid, an acid containing less oxygen than phosphorous acid does. It exists only in…Hŷ-pŏph'y-loŭs or Hŷp'o-phŷl'ioŭs, a. p. 651(Bot.) Being under the leaf. Loudon.Hȳ-pŏph'y-sĭs, n. p. 651(Med.) (a.) The cataract. (b.) (Anat.) The pituitary gland.Hȳ-pō'py-on or Hȳ-pō'py-ūme, n. p. 651(Med.) (a.) An abscess in the eye. (b.) An effusion of pus into the chambers of the eye. Dunglison.Hȳ-pŏs'ta-sĭs, n. p. 651Substance, or subsistence; hence, used by Greek theologians to denote especially each of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which are called by the Latins…Hŷ-pŏs'ta-sīze, v. t. p. 651To make into a distinct substance; to regard as a separate substance. The pressed Newtonians ... refused to hypostatize the law of gravitation into an ether. Coleridge.Hȳ'po-stāt'ie or Hȳp'o-stāt'ie or Hȳ'po-stāt'ie-al or Hȳp'o-stāt'ie-al, a. p. 651Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive, or elementary. Let our Carneades warn men not to subscribe to the grand doctrine of the chemists, touching their three hypostatic…Hȳ'po-stāt'ic-al-ly or Hȳp'o-stāt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 651In an hypostatical manner.Hy-pŏs'tro-phe, n. p. 651(Med.) (a.) The act of a patient turning himself. (b.) A relapse or return of a disease. Dunglison.Hy'po-sty'le, n. p. 651(Arch.) That which rests upon columns; a covered colonnade; a pillared hall.Hy’po-sŭl’phate, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphuric acid and a base.Hȳ'po-sŭl'phite, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphurous acid and a salifiable base.Hy̆'po-sul-phŭ'ric, a. p. 651(Chem.) Composed of sulphur and an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyposulphuric acid, an acid having less oxygen than the sulphuric acid, and found only in combination with water as a heavy…Hȳ-po-sūl'phur-ous, a. p. 651(Chem.) Composed of sulphur and an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyposulphurous acid, an acid containing less oxygen than sulphurous acid. This acid is known only in combination with salifiable…Hy-pŏt'e-nūse or Hy-pōt'e-nūse, n. p. 651(Geom.) The subtense, or longest side of a right-angled triangle, or the line that subtends the right angle. [Written also hypothenuse.] a b, hypotenuse.Hy̆'pō-thē'ēa, n. p. 651(Rom. Law.) An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt. ☞ It differed from pledge in regard to possession of the property subject to the…Hy-pŏth'e-cāte, v. t. p. 651(Law.) To confer on—said of one's creditor—a right in or to a thing, by which the creditor obtains the power to cause that thing to be sold for the discharge of a debt or engagement out of the…Hy-pŏth'e-cā'tion, n. p. 651(Civ. Law.) The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debtor in virtue of which he may cause it to be sold, and the price…Hȳ-pŏth'e-cā'tor or Hȳ-pŏth'e-cā-tor, n. p. 651(Law.) One who pledges any thing as security for the repayment of money borrowed.Hy-pŏth'e-nū'sal, a. p. 651Pertaining to the hypothenuse. [Rare.]Hȳ-pŏth'e-nūse, n. p. 651(Geom.) The side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle. See HYPOTENUSE.Hȳ-pŏth'e-sĭs or Hĭ-pŏth'e-sĭs, n. p. 651A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for…Hy′/po-thĕt′ic or Hy̆p′/o-thĕt′ic or Hy′/po-thĕt′ic-al or Hy̆p′/o-thĕt′ic-al, a. p. 651Characterized by an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof. Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the various phenomena of the…Hȳ'po-thēt'ie-al-ly or Hȳp'o-thēt'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 651In an hypothetical manner or relation; conditionally.Hȳ-pŏth'e-tĭst, n. p. 651One who defends an hypothesis. [Rare.]