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hypsi-|ˈhɪpsɪ|repr. Gr. ὕψι adv. on high, aloft, in comb. also = high, lofty. The English words are new formations with hypsi- in the latter sense. See also hypso-.hypsibrachycephalic |ˌhɪpsɪbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk| a. Ethnol. [brachycephalic], characterized by having a high and broad skull; pertaining to Hypsibrachycephali or races of men so characterized, as the Malay inhabitants of Madura; so hypsibrachyˈcephalism, the presence or prevalence of high broad skulls, the combination of brachycephaly with hypsicephaly. hypsicephalic |-sɪˈfælɪk| a. [Gr. κεϕαλή head], characterized by having a high skull, spec. one of which the vertical index, or ratio of height to antero-posterior length, is over 75; hence hypsiˈcephaly, the condition of being hypsicephalic. ˈhypsiconch |-kɒŋk|, hypsiconchic |-ˈkɒŋkɪk|, -conchous |-ˈkɒŋkəs| adjs. Anthropol. [Gr. κόγχ-ος eye-socket], having orbits that are high in relation to their width, with an orbital index of 89 (formerly, 85) or more; so ˈhypsiconchy, the condition of being hypsiconchic. hypsilophodont |-ˈlɒfədɒnt| a. Zool. [Gr. ὑψίλοϕο-ς high-crested (λόϕ-ος crest, ridge) + ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth], having the dental characteristics of the genus Hypsilophodon of extinct dinosaurian reptiles. hypsiprymnine |-ˈprɪmnaɪn|, -prymnoid |-ˈprɪmnɔɪd| adjs. [Gr. πρύµνα stern], pertaining to or characteristic of the Marsupial sub-family containing the Kangaroo Rat (Hypsiprymnus). hypsistenocephalic |-stɛnəʊsɪˈfælɪk| a. Ethnol. [Gr. στενό-ς narrow + κεϕαλή head], characterized by the presence of a high and narrow skull; so ˌhypsistenoˈcephalism, ˌhypsistenoˈcephaly, hypsistenocephalic character or condition. hypsiˈthermal a. Geol. [ad. It. ipsotermico (A. Chiarugi 1936, in Nuovo giorn. bot. ital. XLIII. 55)], designating that period of the geologically recent past (c 7000 to c 600 b.c.) when relatively warm conditions prevailed in the northern hemisphere; also absol.1920H. H. Wilder Lab. Man. Anthropometry 67 *Hypsiconch..[Orbital index of] 85 +.1960M. F. A. Montagu Introd. Physical Anthropol. (ed. 3) 606 Hypsiconch..[Orbital index of] 85·0 - ×.1902*Hypsiconchic [see chamæcephalic adj. s.v. chamæ-].1960J. Comas Man. Physical Anthropol. vii. 409 Hypsiconchic..[an orbital index of] 89·0 and over.1885Jrnl. R. Anthropol. Inst. XIV. 71 *Hypsikonchous..[Orbital index of] 85·1 and over.1965Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 24) 717/2 Hypsiconchous, having an orbital index over 85.1902Biometrika I. 460 In both sexes there is sensible correlation between the palate and orbital indices, *hypsiconchy being associated with brachystaphyline characters.1871Huxley Anat. Vert. v. 263 It remains to be seen how far the *hypsilophodont modification extended among the Ornithoscelida.1870― Crit. & Addr. (1873) 199 As to the Didelphia,..a true *Hypsiprymnoid form existed at the epoch of the Trias, contemporaneously with a Carnivorous form.1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. v. 177 Certain [skulls] of..New Guinea..are *hypsistenocephalic.1881Academy 29 Jan. 84 The Fijians are remarkable as the most dolichocephalic people in the world... The skulls are eminently hypsistenocephalic, to use Dr. B. Davis's term.1881Nature XXV. 144 Combinations of dolichocephaly and *hypsistenocephaly.1957Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. LXVIII. 1895 The period from 7000 b.c. to 600 b.c. is now known as the *hypsithermal interval, rather than by its former but less suitable designations (postglacial climatic optimum, thermal maximum).1957Deevey & Flint in Science 1 Feb. 182/2 The long, warm interval spanned by Danish pollen zones V through VIII, which has been dated from approximately 7000 b.c. to approximately 600 b.c., we propose to call the hypsithermal interval. We have changed the spelling of Chiarugi's ipsotermico to conform with the English style of Greek adjectives and to express the customary distinction between hypsi-, high, and hypso-, a height.1967Martin & Wright Pleistocene Extinctions 135 The onset of widespread aridity [in Australia], which Gill (1955) equates with the Climatic Optimum or Hypsithermal of the Northern Hemisphere.1968R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 1051/2 Modern deposits may have obtained their maximum growth during the hypsithermal phase of postglacial time.

hypsi-

word-forming element meaning "on high," from Greek hypsi "aloft, on high," related to hypsos "height;" cognate with Sanskrit os "above, over," Old Church Slavonic vysoku "high."

hypsi- /ˈhɪpsi/ combining form.

ORIGIN: Repr. Greek hupsi- on high, aloft: see -i-.

Used in senses ‘high’, ‘height’.

DERIVATIVE hypsiceˈphalic adjective (Anthropology) having a skull that is high and broad in relation to its anteroposterior length L19.
hypsiconch /-kɒŋk/, hypsiˈconchic adjectives (Anthropology) in which the orbit of the eye is high in relation to its width E20.
hypsiconchous /-ˈkɒŋk-/ adjective (Anthropology) = hypsiconch(ic) L19.
hypsiconchy /-kɒŋki/ noun (Anthropology) the condition of being hypsiconchic E20.
hypsiˈthermal adjective designating a period of the Holocene when the northern hemisphere was relatively warm, usually put at about 8000 to 1000 bc M20.

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see hyps-

hypsi-¹
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Height.

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From Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”)

hypsi-²

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Aloft, on high.

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From Ancient Greek ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high, on the high seas”)

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词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary ☞ hypso- hypsi-\|ˈhɪpsɪ\|repr. Gr. ὕψι adv. on high, aloft, in comb. also = high, lofty. The English words are new formations with hypsi- in the latter sense. See also hypso-.hypsibrachycephalic \|ˌhɪpsɪbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk\| a. Ethnol. [brachycephalic], characterized by having a high and broad skull; pertaining to Hypsibrachycephali or races of men so characterized, as the Malay inhabitants of Madura; so hypsibrachyˈcephalism, the presence or prevalence of high broad skulls, the combination of brachycephaly with hypsicephaly. hypsicephalic \|-sɪˈfælɪk\| a. [Gr. κεϕαλή head], characterized by having a high skull, spec. one of which the vertical index, or ratio of height to antero-posterior length, is over 75; hence hypsiˈcephaly, the condition of being hypsicephalic. ˈhypsiconch \|-kɒŋk\|, hypsiconchic \|-ˈkɒŋkɪk\|, -conchous \|-ˈkɒŋkəs\| adjs. Anthropol. [Gr. κόγχ-ος eye-socket], having orbits that are high in relation to their width, with an orbital index of 89 (formerly, 85) or more; so ˈhypsiconchy, the condition of being hypsiconchic. hypsilophodont \|-ˈlɒfədɒnt\| a. Zool. [Gr. ὑψίλοϕο-ς high-crested (λόϕ-ος crest, ridge) + ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth], having the dental characteristics of the genus Hypsilophodon of extinct dinosaurian reptiles. hypsiprymnine \|-ˈprɪmnaɪn\|, -prymnoid \|-ˈprɪmnɔɪd\| adjs. [Gr. πρύµνα stern], pertaining to or characteristic of the Marsupial sub-family containing the Kangaroo Rat (Hypsiprymnus). hypsistenocephalic \|-stɛnəʊsɪˈfælɪk\| a. Ethnol. [Gr. στενό-ς narrow + κεϕαλή head], characterized by the presence of a high and narrow skull; so ˌhypsistenoˈcephalism, ˌhypsistenoˈcephaly, hypsistenocephalic character or condition. hypsiˈthermal a. Geol. [ad. It. ipsotermico (A. Chiarugi 1936, in Nuovo giorn. bot. ital. XLIII. 55)], designating that period of the geologically recent past (c 7000 to c 600 b.c.) when relatively warm conditions prevailed in the northern hemisphere; also absol.1920H. H. Wilder Lab. Man. Anthropometry 67 Hypsiconch..[Orbital index of] 85 +.1960M. F. A. Montagu Introd. Physical Anthropol.* (ed. 3) 606 Hypsiconch..[Orbital index of] 85·0 - ×.1902Hypsiconchic [see chamæcephalic* adj. s.v. chamæ-].1960J. Comas Man. Physical Anthropol. vii. 409 Hypsiconchic..[an orbital index of] 89·0 and over.1885Jrnl. R. Anthropol. Inst. XIV. 71 Hypsikonchous..[Orbital index of] 85·1 and over.1965Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 24) 717/2 Hypsiconchous, having an orbital index over 85.1902Biometrika I. 460 In both sexes there is sensible correlation between the palate and orbital indices, hypsiconchy being associated with brachystaphyline characters.1871Huxley Anat. Vert. v. 263 It remains to be seen how far the hypsilophodont modification extended among the Ornithoscelida.1870― Crit. & Addr.* (1873) 199 As to the Didelphia,..a true Hypsiprymnoid form existed at the epoch of the Trias, contemporaneously with a Carnivorous form.1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop.* v. 177 Certain [skulls] of..New Guinea..are hypsistenocephalic.1881Academy 29 Jan. 84 The Fijians are remarkable as the most dolichocephalic people in the world... The skulls are eminently hypsistenocephalic, to use Dr. B. Davis's term.1881Nature XXV. 144 Combinations of dolichocephaly and hypsistenocephaly.1957Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. LXVIII. 1895 The period from 7000 b.c. to 600 b.c. is now known as the hypsithermal interval, rather than by its former but less suitable designations (postglacial climatic optimum, thermal maximum).1957Deevey & Flint in Science* 1 Feb. 182/2 The long, warm interval spanned by Danish pollen zones V through VIII, which has been dated from approximately 7000 b.c. to approximately 600 b.c., we propose to call the hypsithermal interval. We have changed the spelling of Chiarugi's ipsotermico to conform with the English style of Greek adjectives and to express the customary distinction between hypsi-, high, and hypso-, a height.1967Martin & Wright Pleistocene Extinctions 135 The onset of widespread aridity [in Australia], which Gill (1955) equates with the Climatic Optimum or Hypsithermal of the Northern Hemisphere.1968R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 1051/2 Modern deposits may have obtained their maximum growth during the hypsithermal phase of postglacial time. hypsi- word-forming element meaning "on high," from Greek hypsi "aloft, on high," related to hypsos "height;" cognate with Sanskrit os "above, over," Old Church Slavonic vysoku "high." hypsi- /ˈhɪpsi/ combining form. ORIGIN: Repr. Greek hupsi- on high, aloft: see -i-. Used in senses ‘high’, ‘height’. DERIVATIVE hypsiceˈphalic adjective (Anthropology) having a skull that is high and broad in relation to its anteroposterior length L19. hypsiconch /-kɒŋk/, hypsiˈconchic adjectives (Anthropology) in which the orbit of the eye is high in relation to its width E20. hypsiconchous /-ˈkɒŋk-/ adjective (Anthropology) = hypsiconch(ic) L19. hypsiconchy /-kɒŋki/ noun (Anthropology) the condition of being hypsiconchic E20. hypsiˈthermal adjective designating a period of the Holocene when the northern hemisphere was relatively warm, usually put at about 8000 to 1000 bc M20. hypsi- combining form see hyps- hypsi-¹ hyps- hypso- Prefix Height. Etymology From Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”) hypsi-² Prefix Aloft, on high. Etymology From Ancient Greek ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high, on the high seas”)
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