Hypaspist Hy·pas"pist noun [ Greek ....]
(Gr. Antiq.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer. Mitford.
Hypaxial Hy·pax"i·al adjective [
Hypo- +
axial .]
(Anat.) Beneath the axis of the skeleton; subvertebral; hyposkeletal.
hype hype transitive verb 1. to publicize [ e.g. a product or a future event] insistently, in a manner exaggerating the importance of; to promote flamboyantly. [ wns=1] [ WordNet 1.5]
2. To stimulate or excite (a person); -- usually used with up , and often in the passive form; as, she was all hyped up over her upcoming wedding. [ PJC]
hype hype noun Intense publicity for a future event, performed in a showy or excessively dramatic manner suggesting an importance not justified by the event; as, the hype surrounding the superbowl is usually ludicrous. [ PJC]
Hyper- Hy"per- [ Greek "ype`r over, above; akin to Latin super , English over . See Over , and confer Super- .] 1. A prefix signifying over , above ; as, hyper physical, hyper thyrion; also, above measure , abnormally great , excessive ; as, hyper æmia, hyper bola, hyper critical, hyper secretion. 2. (Chemistry) A prefix equivalent to super- or per- ; as hyper oxide, or per oxide. [ Obsolete] See Per- .
Hyperapophysis Hy`per·a·poph"y·sis noun ;
plural Hyperapophyses . [ New Latin See
Hyper- , and
Apophysis .]
(Anat.) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra. - -
Hy`per*ap`o*phys"i*al adjective
Hyperaspist Hy`per·as"pist noun [ Greek ..., from ... to cover with a shield;
"ype`r over + ... shield.]
One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender. [ Obsolete]
Chillingworth.
Hyperbatic Hy`per·bat"ic adjective Of or pertaining to an hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
Hyperbaton Hy·per"ba·ton noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... transposed, from ... to step over;
"ype`r over + ... to step.]
(Gram.) A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed." With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text.
Milton.
Hyperbola Hy·per"bo·la noun [ Greek ..., prop., an overshooting, excess,
i. e. , of the angle which the cutting plane makes with the base. See
Hyperbole .]
(Geom.) A curve formed by a section of a cone, when the cutting plane makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone makes. It is a plane curve such that the difference of the distances from any point of it to two fixed points, called foci , is equal to a given distance. See Focus . If the cutting plane be produced so as to cut the opposite cone, another curve will be formed, which is also an hyperbola. Both curves are regarded as branches of the same hyperbola. See Illust. of Conic section , and Focus .
Hyperbole Hy·per"bo·le noun [ Latin , from Gr..., prop., an overshooting, excess, from Greek ... to throw over or beyond;
"ype`r over + ... to throw. See
Hyper- ,
Parable , and confer
Hyperbola .]
(Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect. Our common forms of compliment are almost all of them extravagant hyperboles .
Blair. Somebody has said of the boldest figure in rhetoric, the hyperbole , that it lies without deceiving.
Macaulay.
Hyperbolic, Hyperbolical Hy`per·bol"ic, Hy`per·bol"ic·al adjective [ Latin
hyperbolicus , Greek ...: confer French
hyperbolique .]
1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression. "This
hyperbolical epitaph."
Fuller. Hyperbolic functions (Math.) ,
certain functions which have relations to the hyperbola corresponding to those which sines, cosines, tangents, etc., have to the circle; and hence, called hyperbolic sines , hyperbolic cosines , etc. --
Hyperbolic logarithm .
See Logarithm . --
Hyperbolic spiral (Math.) ,
a spiral curve, the law of which is, that the distance from the pole to the generating point varies inversely as the angle swept over by the radius vector.
Hyperbolically Hy`per·bol"ic·al·ly adverb 1. (Math.) In the form of an hyperbola. 2. (Rhet.) With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth. Sir W. Raleigh.
Hyperboliform Hy`per·bol"i·form adjective [
Hyperbola +
-form .]
Having the form, or nearly the form, of an hyperbola.
Hyperbolism Hy·per"bo·lism noun [ Confer French
hyperbolisme .]
The use of hyperbole. Jefferson.
Hyperbolist Hy·per"bo·list noun One who uses hyperboles.
Hyperbolize Hy·per"bo·lize intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Hyperbolized ;
present participle & verbal noun Hyperbolizing .] [ Confer French
hyperboliser .]
To speak or write with exaggeration. Bp. Montagu.
Hyperbolize Hy·per"bo·lize transitive verb To state or represent hyperbolically. Fotherby.
Hyperboloid Hy·per"bo·loid noun [
Hyperbola +
-oid : confer French
hyperboloïde .]
(Geom.) A surface of the second order, which is cut by certain planes in hyperbolas; also, the solid, bounded in part by such a surface. Hyperboloid of revolution ,
an hyperboloid described by an hyperbola revolving about one of its axes. The surface has two separate sheets when the axis of revolution is the transverse axis, but only one when the axis of revolution is the conjugate axis of the hyperbola.
Hyperboloid Hy·per"bo·loid adjective (Geom.) Having some property that belongs to an hyperboloid or hyperbola.
Hyperborean Hy`per·bo"re·an adjective [ Latin
hyperboreus , Greek ...;
"ype`r over, beyond + .... See
Boreas .]
1. (Greek Myth.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants. 2. Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a hyperborean coast or atmosphere. The hyperborean or frozen sea.
C. Butler (1633).
Hyperborean Hy`per·bo"re·an noun 1. (Greek Myth.) One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine. 2. An inhabitant of the most northern regions.
Hypercarbureted Hy`per·car"bu·ret`ed adjective (Chemistry) Having an excessive proportion of carbonic acid; -- said of bicarbonates or acid carbonates. [ Written also
hypercarburetted .]
Hypercatalectic Hy`per·cat`a·lec"tic adjective [ Latin
hypercatalecticus ,
hypercatalectus , Greek ...: confer French
hypercatalectique . See
Hyper- , and
Catalectic .]
(Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse.
Hyperchloric Hy`per·chlo"ric adjective (Chemistry) See Perchloric .
Hyperchromatism Hy`per·chro"ma·tism noun The condition of having an unusual intensity of color.
Hypercritic Hy`per·crit"ic noun [ Prefix
hyper- +
critic : confer French
hypercritique .]
One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. "
Hypercritics in English poetry."
Dryden.
Hypercritic Hy`per·crit"ic adjective Hypercritical.
Hypercritical Hy`per·crit"ic·al adjective 1. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious. "
Hypercritical readers."
Swift. 2. Excessively nice or exact. Evelyn.
Hypercritically Hy`per·crit"ic·al·ly adverb In a hypercritical manner.
Hypercriticise Hy`per·crit"i·cise transitive verb To criticise with unjust severity; to criticise captiously.
Hypercriticism Hy`per·crit"i·cism noun Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism.
Hyperdicrotic Hy`per·di·crot"ic adjective (Physiol.) Excessive dicrotic; as, a hyperdicrotic pulse.
Hyperdicrotism Hy`per·di"cro·tism noun (Physiol.) A hyperdicrotic condition.
Hyperdicrotous Hy`per·di"cro·tous adjective (Physiol.) Hyperdicrotic.
Hyperdulia Hy`per·du·li"a noun [ Prefix
hyper- +
dulia : confer French
hyperdulie .]
(R. C. Ch.) Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia. Addis & Arnold.
Hyperduly Hy"per·du`ly noun Hyperdulia. [ Obsolete]
Hyperesthesia Hy`per·es·the"si·a noun Same as Hyperæsthesia .
Hypericum Hy·per"i·cum noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., ...; ... under, among + ..., ..., heath, heather.]
(Botany) A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort .
Hyperinosis Hy`per·i·no"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek
"ype`r over + ..., ..., strength, fiber.]
(Medicine) A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases.
Hyperion Hy·pe"ri·on noun [ Latin , from Greek ....]
(Class Myth.) The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty. So excellent a king; that was, to this,
Hyperion to a satyr.
Shak.
Hyperkinesis Hy`per·ki·ne"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek
"ype`r over + ... motion.]
(Medicine) Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
Hyperkinetic Hy`per·ki·net"ic adjective Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.
Hypermetamorphosis Hy`per·met`a·mor"pho·sis noun [
Hyper- +
metamorphosis .]
(Zoology) A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.
Hypermeter Hy·per"me·ter noun [ Greek ... beyond all measure;
"ype`r over, beyond + ... measure: confer French
hypermètre .]
1. (Pros.) A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. 2. Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard. When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter .
Addison.
Hypermetrical Hy`per·met"ric·al adjective Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure. Hypermetrical verse (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) ,
a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure.
Hypermetropia, Hypermetropy Hy`per·me·tro"pi·a, Hy`per·met"ro·py noun [ New Latin
hypermetropia , from Greek ... excessive + ..., ..., the eye. See
Hypermeter .]
A condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina; farsightedness; -- called also hyperopia . Confer Emmetropia . » In
hypermetropia , vision for distant objects, although not better absolutely, is better than that for near objects, and hence, the individual is said to be farsighted. It is corrected by the use of convex glasses. --
Hy`per*me*trop"ic adjective
Hypermyriorama Hy`per·myr`i·o·ra"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... beyond + ... countless + ... view.]
A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or views.
Hyperoartia Hy`per·o·ar"ti·a noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma , and Lamprey .
Hyperopia Hy`per·o"pi·a (hī`pẽr*ō"pĭ*ȧ)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
"ype`r over +
'w`ps ,
'wpo`s , the eye.]
Hypermetropia. --
Hy`per*op"tic adjective
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