hypaethral
[ hi-pee-thruh l, hahy- ]
/ hɪˈpi θrəl, haɪ- /
adjective
Words nearby hypaethral
hyp-,
hyp.,
hypabyssal,
hypacusis,
hypaesthesia,
hypaethral,
hypalbuminemia,
hypalgesia,
hypallage,
hypamnios,
hypanakinesis
Definition for hypaethral (2 of 2)
hypethral
or hy·pae·thral
[ hi-pee-thruh l, hahy- ]
/ hɪˈpi θrəl, haɪ- /
adjective
(of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky.
Compare
clithral.
Example sentences from the Web for hypaethral
Perhaps, therefore, they were hypaethral, like the temples of the Greeks.
The hypaethral is decastyle in both front and rear porticoes.
Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius
British Dictionary definitions for hypaethral (1 of 2)
hypaethral
US hypethral
/ (hɪˈpiːθrəl, haɪ-) /
adjective
(esp of a classical temple) having no roof
Word Origin for hypaethral
C18: from Latin
hypaethrus uncovered, from Greek
hupaithros, from
hypo- +
aithros clear sky