hypotrachelium

[hahy-poh-truh-kee-lee-uh m]

noun, plural hy·po·tra·che·li·a

[hahy-poh-truh-kee-lee-uh] /ˌhaɪ poʊ trəˈki li ə/.

(on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.

Origin of hypotrachelium

1555–65; < Latin < Greek hypotrachḗlion. See hypo-, trachelium