Hypso definition

hipsō, hipsə
Height.

Hypsometer.

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Height, high.

Hypsometer.

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Height.
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Aloft, on high.
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Origin of hypso

  • < Gr hypsos, height < IE *ups-, high < base *upo-: see up

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • From Greek hupsos height, top upo in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek ὕψος (hypsos, “height”)

    From Wiktionary