Hyemal

hi-e'mal, a. Belonging to, or done in winter. [L. hyemalis, hiemal is, fr. hyems, or hiems, winter.] Hyena, hi-e'na, pi. -nas, -naz. A carnivorous mammal of ***,& Asia and Africa, allied to the dog: its habits are nocturnal, and it generally feeds upon carrion. [L. hysena, Gr. nuaina, sowlike, fr. reus = L. sus, E. sow.] flygeian. hi-ie r an, a. Relating „ to Hygeia, god"- Hyena, de of health; pert, to health or its preservation. TGr. Hugeia, f hugieinos, hugies, sound, healthy.] — Hy'giene, -jt-en. Science of preserving health, esp. of households and communities. — Hygienic, -en-ik, a. Pert, to, etc.; sanatory. Hygrology, hi-groKo-jT, Doctrine of the fluids of the body, or the phenomena and causes of atmospheric moisture. [Gr. hugros, wet, damp, and logos, discourse.]— Hygrom'eter, n. An instrument for measuring the moisture of the atmosphere. [Gr. metron, measure.] — Hygromefric, -rical, a. Pert, to hygrometry made by, or according to, the hygrometer; readily absorbing and retaining moisture. — Hygrom'etry, -trt, Determination of the humidity of bodies, esp. of the atmosphere. — Hy'groscope. -gro-skop, An instrument which shows whether there more or le moisture in the atmosphere, but not its amount. [Gr. skopein, to view.] Hylotheism, hi-lo-thelzm, Doctrine or belief that matter is God. [Gr. hule, wood, matter, and Theos, God.]— Hylozo'ism, Doctrine that matter po e es a species of [Gr. zoe, life, zan, to live.] Hymen, hi' men, n. (Myth.) The god of marriage and nuptial solemnities. (Anat.) The virginal membrane. [L.; Gr. Hitmen, god of marriage, also skin, membrane.]— Hymene'al, -e'an, a. Pert, to marriage or a wedding: nuptial. — ». A marriage song; epithalamium.— Hymenop'teral, -terous, -us, a. Pert, to an order of insects having 4 membranous wings, as the bee, the wasp, etc. [Gr. pteron, wing.] Hymn, him, An ode or song of praise, adoration, thanksgiving, etc., esp. one sung in worship. — v. [hymned (himd), hymning.] To worship or extol sun, cube, full moon, fdot cow, oil HYPO by singing hymns to sing. [OF. ymne, hymne, L. kymntis, Gr. humnos.] — Hymenal, n. A book of hymns. — Hym'nic, a. Relating to hymns. — Hymnbg'raphy, -ft, Art of writing hymns hymuology. [Gr. graphein, to write.] — HymnoKogy, n. A collection of hymns hymns of a period or country hvmns collectively treatise on hymns. [Gr. loqos, discourse.] Hyoid, hi'oid, Hyoid'ean, -e-an, a. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [vl. [Gr. huoeides, fr. (hu) and eidos, form.] Hyoid bone. A bone between the root of the tongue and the larynx. Hyp, hip, A morbid depre ion of spirits; melancholy. — v. To make melancholy, depre the spirits of. [Contr. of hypochondria, q. v.] Hypallage, hi-palla-je, (Gram.) A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to others. [L. and Gr., fr. Gr. hupo L. sub, E. up), under, and ullage, a change, fr. alia ein, to change, alios, other; alien,