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hypotrachelia

Syllables: hy·po·tra·che·li·a/ˈhɪ.pəʊ.trəˌkiː.lɪ.ə/

hypotrachelia is the plural of hypotrachelium.

Meaning of hypotrachelium

Noun

hypotrachelium (plural hypotrachelia)

  1. the portion of the capital of a column that is below the annulets, and above the end of the shaft
    • In the case of the Hansell House in Rosewell, Georgia, […] the mason, in endeavoring to indicate the hypotrachelium, or gorgerin, or whatever is the right name for the incised lines which in the Greek Doric play somewhat the part that the astragal plays in the Roman orders, made a very broad...1988, Roy Underhill, chapter 4, in Lisa C. Mullins, Architectural Treasures of Early America: Spirit of New England, The National Historical Society, page 170

Words that rhyme with hypotrachelia

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Questions about hypotrachelia

What is hypotrachelia the plural of?
Hypotrachelia is the plural of hypotrachelium.
How do you pronounce hypotrachelia?
Hypotrachelia is pronounced /ˈhɪ.pəʊ.trəˌkiː.lɪ.ə/.

Words near hypotrachelia in the dictionary

  1. hypotoxic
  2. hypotoxicity
  3. hypotrabeculated
  4. hypotrabeculation
  5. hypotraceable
  6. hypotrachelia
  7. hypotrachelium
  8. hypotransferrinaemia
  9. hypotransferrinemia
  10. hypotransferrinemic
  11. hypotrehalosemia

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