hypethral

Or hy·pae·thral

[hi-pee-thruhl, hahy-]

adjective

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

hypethral

/ hɪˈpiːθrəl, haɪ- /

adjective

1. the usual US spelling of hypaethral

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypethral¹

First recorded in 1880–90; from Latin hypaethr(us) or directly from Greek hýpaithros “open to the sky,” equivalent to hyp- hyp- + aîthros “clear sky”; ether ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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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