HYPETHRAL Definition & Meaning

hypethral

or ��·�貹��·�ٳ��

[ hi-pee-thruhl, hahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky. Compare clithral.

hypethral

/ hɪˈpiːθrəl; haɪ- /

adjective

the usual US spelling of hypaethral

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hypethral¹

First recorded in 1880–90; from Latin hypaethr(us) or directly from Greek ��ý�貹��ٳ��ǲ� “open to the sky,” equivalent to hyp- hyp- + ��î�ٳ��ǲ� “clear sky”; ether ) + -al ¹

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The hypethral temple, for example, or temple without a roof, is not to be thought of in our latitude; and the use of glass, a thing not now to be dispensed with, is also to be accommodated, as well as it may be, to the architectural structure.

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