HYPOSTYLE


Meaning of HYPOSTYLE in English

/huy"peuh stuyl', hip"euh-/ , Archit.

adj.

1. having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.

n.

2. a hypostyle structure.

[ 1825-35; hypóstylos resting on pillars, equiv. to hypo- HYPO- + -stylos -STYLE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .