hyl

From Greek ύλη (ýli, “matter”), from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”).

hyl (plural hyls)

1. (obsolete) A unit of mass that is accelerated at a rate of 1 meter per second squared (1 m/s²) by a force of 1 kilogram-force, equivalent to 9.80665 kilograms.

   Synonym: TME

   • 2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.com‎^[1]:

     A mass of one hyl gets accelerated at a rate of one meter per square second by a force of one kilogram-force (namely, 9.80665 N).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

hyl n (singular definite hylet, plural indefinite hyl)

1. howl
2. yell
3. wail
4. yowl
5. hoot

hyl

1. imperative of hyle

Probably from Old English *hygel (“hillock”), from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haug (“mound”). Compare German Hügel.

hyl (plural hyles)

1. mound, bank, hillock

• huyle, hyul

• “hīl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

hyl

1. alternative form of hil (“hill”)

hyl

1. alternative form of hilen (“to cover”)

From the verb hyle.

hyl n (definite singular hylet, indefinite plural hyl, definite plural hyla)

1. howl
2. yell
3. wail
4. yowl
5. hoot

hyl

1. imperative of hyle

From Old Norse hylr.

hỳl m (definite singular hỳlen, indefinite plural hỳler or hỳlir, definite plural hỳlerne or hỳline)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of høl