HYPOTYPOSIS


Meaning of HYPOTYPOSIS in English

/huy'peuh tuy poh"sis/ , n. Rhet.

lifelike description of a thing or scene.

[ 1575-85; hypotýposis outline, copy pattern, equiv. to hypo- HYPO- + týposis forming, molding ( týp ( os ) beat, impression, mold + -osis -OSIS) ]

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