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Affected with hypochondria; hypped. [Written also hyppish.]

See Hyppogriff.

Resembling the Greek letter

An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.

Of or pertaining to hypsometry.

That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively.

Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.

See Antihypnotic.

See Antihypochondriac.

An antihypnotic agent.

Counteractive of hypochondria. -- n.

Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing. -- n.

Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea.

A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.

A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins.

Having short wings.

A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back.

Lustful; lewd; salacious; indecent; obscene.

Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat.