Meanings
adjectivehypostyle (not comparable)
- not comparablearchitectureHaving a roof supported on a row of columns.
nounhypostyle (plural hypostyles)
plural hypostyles
- architectureA building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns.
Origin
Translations
Catalan hipòstil
- hipòstilarchitecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns
Finnish hypostyyli
- hypostyyliarchitecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns
French hypostyle
- hypostylearchitecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns
Greek υπόστυλος
- υπόστυλος (ypóstylos)architecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns
Irish hipistíl
- hipistílarchitecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns
Italian ipostilo, ipostilo
- ipostiloarchitecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns
- ipostiloarchitecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns
Polish hipostyl, hypostyl
- hipostylarchitecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns
- hypostylarchitecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns
Romanian hipostil, hipostil
- hipostilarchitecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns
- hipostilarchitecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns
Russian гипости́ль
- гипости́ль (gipostílʹ)architecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns
Spanish hipóstilo, hipóstila
- hipóstiloarchitecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns
- hipóstilaarchitecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns
Cite this entry
APA
hypostyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypostyle
MLA
“hypostyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypostyle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypostyle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypostyle.
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