hypostyle

[ hahy-puh-stahyl, hip-uh- ]

/ ˈhaɪ pəˌstaɪl, ˈhɪp ə- /

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adjective

having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.

noun

a hypostyle structure.

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Origin of hypostyle

1825–35; <Greek hypóstȳlos resting on pillars, equivalent to hypo-hypo- + -stȳlos-style²

Words nearby hypostyle

hypostatize, hyposthenia, hyposthenuria, hypostome, hypostomia, hypostyle, hyposulfite, hyposulfurous, hyposulfurous acid, hyposulphite, hyposulphurous acid

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How to use hypostyle in a sentence

They crossed the colonnade at the side of the hypostyle and went down two steps into the vast nave of the temple.
Serapis, Complete|Georg Ebers
The central bay of this hypostyle is in the same line as the road I have been following since I left the hall of Thothmes.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae)|Pierre Loti
In the hypostyle there is a little blue shade behind the monstrous pillars, but even that shade is dusty and hot.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae)|Pierre Loti
In the Ramesseum there are three flights of steps between the first and second hypostyle hall.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot

The resemblance between the two temples is completed by the existence in both of a minor hypostyle hall behind the sanctuary.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot

British Dictionary definitions for hypostyle

hypostyle

/ (ˈhaɪpəʊˌstaɪl) /

adjective

having a roof supported by columns

noun

a building constructed in this way

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