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hypso-

hypso- prefix: tall, high in size.

Prefix

hypso-

  1. Tall, high in size.
    • hypsodont
    Antonyms:
    brachy-
  2. High in location or position.
    • hypsophobia
    • hypsophyll
    Antonyms:
    bathy-
  3. Upwards in movement or direction.
    • hypsochromic
    Antonyms:
    batho-
  4. Altitude or elevation; aloft, from on high.
    • hypsography
    • hypsometer

Antonyms of hypso-

Forms of hypso-

alternative formhyps-
alternative formhypsi-

Origin of hypso-

From ὕψ- (húps-), stem of ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high”), from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”). By surface analysis, hyps- + -o-.

Words formed from hypso-

Questions about hypso-

What does hypso- mean?
Hypso- means tall, high in size.
What part of speech is hypso-?
Hypso- is a prefix.

Words near hypso- in the dictionary

  1. hypsistaphylia
  2. Hypsistarian
  3. Hypsistarianism
  4. Hypsistarians
  5. HYPSM
  6. hypso-
  7. hypsochrome
  8. hypsochromic
  9. hypsochromically
  10. hypsodoncy
  11. hypsodont

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