Definition of hypostyle in English:
hypostyle
adjectiveˈhʌɪpə(ʊ)stʌɪlˈhaɪpəˌstaɪl
Architecture (of a building) having a roof supported by pillars, typically in several rows.
Example sentencesExamples
- Her words echoed through the hypostyle hall beyond the inner sanctum.
- Karnak's great hypostyle hall, Revez said, ‘is perhaps the most spectacular courtyard in all of Egypt.’
- The most impressive part of the complex must be the great hypostyle hall started by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II.
- The result is an astonishing interior of a dark hypostyle hall.
- The Temple of Kom Ombo actually consists of two separate temples, each with its own entrance, colonnades, hypostyle hall and sanctuary.
nounˈhʌɪpə(ʊ)stʌɪlˈhaɪpəˌstaɪl
A building having a hypostyle roof.
Example sentencesExamples
- Iphigenia smiled and watched as the girl kept inching back toward the portal to the outer hypostyle.
- In his hypostyle, Serlio appreciated the figure of the forest as one of the most enduring architectural themes.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek hupostulos, from hupo 'under' + stulos 'column'.
Definition of hypostyle in US English:
hypostyle
adjectiveˈhaɪpəˌstaɪlˈhīpəˌstīl
Architecture (of a building) having a roof supported by pillars, typically in several rows.
Example sentencesExamples
- Karnak's great hypostyle hall, Revez said, ‘is perhaps the most spectacular courtyard in all of Egypt.’
- Her words echoed through the hypostyle hall beyond the inner sanctum.
- The result is an astonishing interior of a dark hypostyle hall.
- The Temple of Kom Ombo actually consists of two separate temples, each with its own entrance, colonnades, hypostyle hall and sanctuary.
- The most impressive part of the complex must be the great hypostyle hall started by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II.
nounˈhaɪpəˌstaɪlˈhīpəˌstīl
A building having a roof supported by several rows of pillars.
Example sentencesExamples
- Iphigenia smiled and watched as the girl kept inching back toward the portal to the outer hypostyle.
- In his hypostyle, Serlio appreciated the figure of the forest as one of the most enduring architectural themes.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek hupostulos, from hupo ‘under’ + stulos ‘column’.