hypotrachelium

[ hahy-poh-truh-kee-lee-uhm ]

noun

, plural hy·po·tra·che·li·a [hahy-poh-tr, uh, -, kee, -lee-, uh].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypotrachelium¹

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