being above or beyond the physical; immaterial; supernatural
Derived forms
hyperphysically
adverb
Word origin
[1590–1600; hyper- + physical]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Byzantine, fixture, operator, radius, tubehyper- is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implyingexcess or exaggeration (hyperbole). On this model, hyper- is used, especially as opposed to hypo-, in the formation of compound words (hyperthyroid). Other words that use the affix hyper- include: Hyperborean, hyperbilirubinemia, hypercharge, hyperparathyroidism, hyperurbanism