Part 5492

<h1>Hyperion</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy*pe"ri*on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Class Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.</def>

<blockquote>So excellent a king; that was, to this, <b>Hyperion</b> to a satyr. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hyperkinesis</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*ki*ne"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ over + <?/ motion.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.</def>

<h1>Hyperkinetic</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*ki*net"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.</def>

<h1>Hypermetamorphosis</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*met`a*mor"pho*sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hyper-</ets> + <ets>metamorphosis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.</def>

<h1>Hypermeter</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy*per"me*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ beyond all measure; <?/ over, beyond + <?/ measure: cf. F. <ets>hyperm\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard.</def>

<blockquote>When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an <b>hypermeter</b>. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hypermetrical</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*met"ric*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure.</def>

<cs><col>Hypermetrical verse</col> <fld>(Gr. & Lat. Pros.)</fld>, <cd>a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hypermetropia, Hypermetropy</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw><hw>Hy`per*me*tro"pi*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hy`per*met"ro*py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>hypermetropia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ excessive + <?/, <?/, the eye. See <er>Hypermeter</er>.]</ety> <def>A condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina; farsightedness; -- called also <altname>hyperopia</altname>. Cf. <er>Emmetropia</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; In <i>hypermetropia</i>, vision for distant objects, although not better absolutely, is better than that for near objects, and hence, the individual is said to be farsighted. It is corrected by the use of convex glasses.</note>

-- <wordforms><wf>Hy`per*me*trop"ic</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Hypermyriorama</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*myr`i*o*ra"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ beyond + <?/ countless + <?/ view.]</ety> <def>A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or views.</def>

<h1>Hyperoartia</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*o*ar"ti*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See <er>Cyclostoma</er>, and <er>Lamprey</er>.</def>

<h1>Hyperopia</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*o"pi*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ over + <?/, <?/, the eye.]</ety> <def>Hypermetropia.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Hy`per*op"tic</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Hyperorganic</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*or*gan"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>hyper-</ets> + <ets>organic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic.</def>