hypotrachelium

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

/ ˌhaɪ poʊ trəˈki li əm /

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.

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Origin of hypotrachelium

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

Words nearby hypotrachelium

hypothymism, hypothyroidism, hypotonia, hypotonic, hypotoxicity, hypotrachelium, hypotrich, hypotrichosis, hypotrophy, hypotropia, hypotympanum