Hymen Hy"men noun [ Latin , from Greek ....]
1. (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities. Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour,
There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower.
Campbell. 2. Marriage; union as if by marriage. Hymen of element and race.
Emerson.
Hymeneal, Hymenean Hy`me·ne"al, Hy`me·ne"an adjective [ Latin
hymeneius ,
adjective , also
Hymenaeus ,
noun , Hymen, Greek ... the wedding song, also ... Hymen: confer French
hyménéal ,
hyménéen .]
Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.
Hymeneal, Hymenean Hy`me·ne"al, Hy`me·ne"an noun A marriage song. Milton.
Hymenium Hy·me"ni·um noun ;
plural Latin
Hymenia , English
Hymeniums . [ New Latin , from Greek ... a membrane.]
(Botany) The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom.
Hymenogeny Hy`me·nog"e·ny noun [ Greek ... a membrane + root of ... to be born.]
The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former.
Hymenomycetes Hy`me·no·my·ce"tes noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a membrane + ..., ..., a mushroom.]
(Botany) One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed. M. J. Berkley.
Hymenophore Hy·men"o·phore noun [ Greek ... a membrane + ... to bear.]
(Botany) That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.
Hymenopter Hy`me·nop"ter noun [ Confer French
hyménoptère .]
(Zoology) One of the Hymenoptera.
Hymenoptera Hy`me·nop"te·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... membrane-winged; ... skin, membrane + ... wing.]
(Zoology) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. » They have four membranous wings, with few reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one large division (Aculeata), including the bees, wasps, and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting, which is only a modified ovipositor.
Hymenopteral, Hymenopterous Hy`me·nop"ter·al, Hy`me·nop"ter·ous adjective (Zoology) Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to the Hymenoptera.
Hymenopteran Hy`me·nop"ter·an noun (Zoology) One of the Hymenoptera.
Hymn Hymn (hĭm)
noun [ Middle English
hympne ,
ympne , French
hymne , Old French also
ymne , Latin
hymnus , Greek ...; perhaps akin to ... web, ... to weave, and so to English
weave .]
An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns ; Watts' hymns . Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns .
Col. iii. 16. Where angels first should practice hymns , and string
Their tuneful harps.
Dryden. Hymn book ,
a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.
Hymn Hymn transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Hymned ;
present participle & verbal noun Hymning .] [ Confer Latin
hymnire , Greek ....]
To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. To hymn the bright of the Lord.
Keble. Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
Byron.
Hymn Hymn intransitive verb To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.
Hymnal Hym"nal noun A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
Hymnic Hym"nic adjective [ Confer French
hymnique .]
Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics. Donne.
Hymning Hymn"ing adjective Praising with hymns; singing. "The
hymning choir."
G. West.
Hymning Hymn"ing noun The singing of hymns. Milton.
Hymnist Hym"nist noun A writer of hymns.
Hymnody Hym"no·dy noun [ Greek ...; ... a hymn + ... a song, a singing.]
Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology.
Hymnographer Hym·nog"ra·pher noun 1. One who writes on the subject of hymns. 2. A writer or composed of hymns.
Hymnography Hym·nog"ra·phy noun [ Greek ... hymn +
graphy .]
The art or act of composing hymns.
Hymnologist Hym·nol"o·gist noun A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology. Busby.
Hymnology Hym·nol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... hymn +
-logy : confer French
hymnologie .]
1. The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology . 2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns.
Hympne Hymp"ne noun A hymn. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Hyndreste Hynd"reste adjective See Hinderest . [ Obsolete]
Hyne Hyne noun A servant. See Hine . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Hyo- Hy"o- [ See Hyod .] A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch ; as, hyo glossal, hyo mandibular, hyo mental, etc.
Hyoganoidei Hy`o·ga·noi"de·i noun plural [ New Latin See
Hyo- , and
Canoidei .]
(Zoology) A division of ganoid fishes, including the gar pikes and bowfins. --
Hy`o*ga"noid adjective
Hyoglossal Hy`o·glos"sal adjective [
Hyo- + Greek ... tongue.]
(Anat.) (a) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane. (b) Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle.
Hyoglossus Hy`o·glos"sus noun [ New Latin , from
hyo- hyo- + Greek
glw^ssa tongue.]
(Anat.) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone.
Hyoid Hy"oid adjective [ Greek ... from the letter Υ + ... form: confer French
hyoïde .]
1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [ Υ]. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself. Hyoid arch (Anat.) ,
the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. --
Hyoid bone (Anat.) ,
the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch.
Hyoid Hy"oid noun The hyoid bone.
Hyoideal, Hyoidean Hy·oid"e·al, Hy·oid"e·an adjective Same as Hyoid , adjective
Hyomandibular Hy`o·man·dib"u·lar adjective [
Hyo- +
mandibular .]
(Anat.) Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes. --
noun The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
Hyomental Hy`o·men"tal adjective [
Hyo- +
mental of the chin.]
(Anat.) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary; as, the hyomental region of the front of the neck.
Hyopastron Hy`o·pas"tron noun [
Hyo- +
plastron .]
(Zoology) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyosternum .
Hyoscine Hy·os"cine noun [ See
Hyoscyamus .]
(Chemistry) An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
Hyoscyamine Hy`os·cy"a·mine noun [ See
Hyoscyamus .]
(Chemistry) An alkaloid found in henbane ( Hyoscyamus niger ), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia , duboisine , etc.
Hyoscyamus Hy`os·cy"a·mus noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... a sow, hog + ... a bean.]
1. (Botany) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. 2. (Medicine) The leaves of the black henbane ( Hyoscyamus niger ), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.
Hyosternal Hy`o·ster"nal adjective [
Hyo- +
ternal .]
(Anat.) (a) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck. (b) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
Hyosternum Hy`o·ster"num noun [
Hyo- +
sternum .]
(Anat.) See Hyoplastron .
Hyostylic Hy`o·styl"ic adjective [
Hyo- + Greek ... a pillar.]
(Anat.) Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the skull.
Hyp Hyp noun An abbreviation of hypochonaria ; -- usually in plural. [ Colloq.]
Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps .
Swift.
Hyp Hyp transitive verb To make melancholy. [ Colloq.]
W. Irving.
Hypallage Hy·pal"la·ge noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., prop., interchange, exchange, fr, ... to interchange; ... under + ... to change.]
(Gram.) A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to others. Thus Virgil says, " dare classibus austros ," to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classibus austris , to give the fleets to the winds. The hypallage , of which Virgil is fonder than any other writer, is much the gravest fault in language.
Landor.
Hypallelomorph Hyp`al·le"lo·morph noun See Allelomorph .
Hypanthium Hy·pan"thi·um noun ;
plural Latin
Hypanthia , English
Hypanthiums . [ New Latin , from Greek
"ypo beneath +
'a`nqos flower.]
(Botany) A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the Calycanthus , the rose hip, and the pear.
Hypapophysis Hy`pa·poph"y·sis noun ;
plural Hypapophyles . [ New Latin See
Hypo- , and
Apophysis .]
(Anat.) A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as hæmal spines, and chevron bones. --
Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al adjective
Hyparterial Hy`par·te"ri·al adjective [
Hypo- +
arterial .]
(Anat.) Situated below an artery; applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
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