HY

Meaning of HY in English

Hy BrE AmE haɪ

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

HY — abbreviation 1. heavy 2. henry
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HY- — combining form or hyo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hyo- upsilon (Υ, υ), from y, hy upsilon 1. : connecting …
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HY — (a.) High.
Английский словарь Webster
HY — ( a. ) High.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HY. — Elect. (formerly) henry.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HY — /huy/ , n. a male given name, form of Hiram .
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HY — adj high.
Webster English vocab
HY. — abbr. Henry.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HY. — abbr. Henry.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HY. — abbr. Henry.
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REHYDRATE — [re.hy.drate] vt (1943): to restore fluid to (something dehydrated) -- re.hy.drat.able adj -- re.hy.dra.tion n
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NEUROHYPOPHYSIS — [neu.ro.hy.poph.y.sis] n [NL] (1912): the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and …
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HYRAX — [hy.rax] n, pl hy.rax.es also hy.ra.ces [Gk hyrak-, hyrax shrew] (1832): any of a family (Procaviidae) of small ungulate mammals …
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HYPOTHECATE — [hy.poth.e.cate] vt -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [ML hypothecare to pledge, fr. LL hypotheca pledge, fr. Gk hypotheke, fr. hypotithenai to put …
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HYPOSTASIS — [hy.pos.ta.sis] n, pl -ta.ses [LL, substance, sediment, fr. Gk, support, foundation, substance, sediment, fr. hyphistasthai to stand under, support, fr. …
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HYPOGEAL — [hy.po.ge.al] or hy.po.ge.an or hy.po.ge.ous adj [LL hypogeus subterranean, fr. Gk hypogaios, fr. hypo- + gaia earth] (1686) 1: growing …
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HYPOCORISM — [hy.po.co.rism] n [LL hypocorisma, fr. Gk hypokorisma, fr. hypokorizesthai to call by pet names, fr. hypo- + korizesthai to caress, …
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HYPHA — [hy.pha] n, pl hy.phae [NL, fr. Gk hyphe web; akin to Gk hyphos web--more at weave] (1866): one of the …
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HYPERSENSITIVE — [hy.per.sen.si.tive] adj (1871) 1: excessively or abnormally sensitive 2: abnormally susceptible physiologically to a specific ag ent (as a drug …
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HYPERREALISM — [hy.per.re.al.ism] n (1937): realism in painting characterized by depiction of real life in an unusual or striking manner--compare photo-realism -- …
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HYPERPARASITE — [hy.per.par.a.site] n (ca. 1889): a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite -- hy.per.par.a.sit.ic adj -- hy.per.par.a.sit.ism n
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HYPERMETER — [hy.per.me.ter] n [LL hypermetrus hypercatalectic, fr. Gk hypermetros beyond measure, beyond the meter, fr. hyper- + metron measure, meter] (ca. …
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HYPERCORRECT — [hy.per.cor.rect] adj (1922): of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the …
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HYPERBOLIC — [hy.per.bol.ic] also hy.per.bol.i.cal adj (15c): of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole -- hy.per.bol.i.cal.ly adv [2]hyperbolic adj (1646) 1: of, …
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HYPER- — [hyper-] prefix [ME iper-, fr. L hyper-, fr. Gk, fr. hyper--more at over] 1: above: beyond: super- "hypermarket" 2. a: …
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HYLOZOISM — [hy.lo.zo.ism] n [Gk hyle matter, lit., wood + zoos alive, living; akin to Gk zoe life--more at quick] (1678): a …
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HYGIENE — [hy.giene] n [F hygiene & NL hygieina, fr. Gk, neut. pl. of hygieinos healthful, fr. hygies healthy; akin to Skt …
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HYDROPONICS — [hy.dro.pon.ics] n pl but sing in constr [hydr- + -ponics (as in geoponics)] (1937): the growing of plants in nutrient …
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HYDROLOGY — [hy.drol.o.gy] n [NL hydrologia, fr. L hydr- + -logia -logy] (1762): a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation …
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HYDRATE — [hy.drate] n (1802): a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance [2]hydrate vb hy.drat.ed ; hy.drat.ing …
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