hypso-

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Etymology

From ὕψ- (húps-), stem of ὕψι (húpsi, aloft, on high), from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, height). By surface analysis, hyps- +‎ -o-.

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hypso-

  1. Tall, high in size.
    hypsodont is describing teeth that have tall crowns.
    Antonym: brachy-
  2. High in location or position.
    hypsophobia is fear of heights, hypsophyll is any of the flower parts derived from high leaves, including petals, sepals, tepals, and bracts, hypsophonous is having a high voice.
    Antonym: bathy-
  3. Upwards in movement or direction.
    hypsochromic is of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
    Antonym: batho-
  4. Altitude or elevation; aloft, from on high.
    hypsography is the measurement of altitude or depth versus area, hypsometer is an instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure), hypsometry is the measurement of elevation relative to sea level.

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terms derived from tall
terms derived from high
terms derived from altitude
terms derived from upwards

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