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Hypaethral — Hy*p[ae] thral, Hypethral Hy*pe thral, a. [L. hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. ?; ? under + ? ether, the clear sky.] (Arch.) Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; applied to a building or part of a building. Gwilt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hypethral — Hypaethral Hy*p[ae] thral, Hypethral Hy*pe thral, a. [L. hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. ?; ? under + ? ether, the clear sky.] (Arch.) Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; applied to a building or part of a building. Gwilt. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypaethral — adjective Etymology: Latin hypaethrus exposed to the open air, from Greek hypaithros, from hypo + aithēr ether, air more at ether Date: 1794 1. having a roofless central space < hypaethral temple > 2. open to the sky … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hypaethral — is an ancient temple with no roof. (From the Latin hypaethrus , from Ancient Greek hupaithros hupo under + aithr, sky, air.) It has instead a hypaethros or hypaethral opening. It was described by the Roman architect Vitruvius in his treatise On… … Wikipedia
hypaethral — /haɪˈpiθrəl/ (say huy peethruhl) adjective open to the sky or having no roof, as a building (used especially of classical architecture). {Latin hypaethrus (from Greek hypaithros under the sky) + al1} …
hypaethral — [hi pē′thrəl, hīpē′thrəl] adj. [< L hypaethrus, uncovered, in the open air ( < Gr hypaithros < hypo , HYPO + aithēr, ether, clear sky: see ETHER + AL] open to the sky; roofless: said of classical buildings and courts … English World dictionary
hypaethral — adj. (also hypethral) 1 open to the sky; roofless. 2 open air. Etymology: L hypaethrus f. Gk hupaithros (as HYPO , aither air) … Useful english dictionary
hy|pae|thral — «hih PEE thruhl, hy », adjective. open to the sky; having no roof, as a building. Also, hypethral. ╂[< Latin hypaethrus (< Greek hýpaithros < hypo under + aith air, ether) + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
