hypostasis

One entry found for hypostasis.

Main Entry: hy·pos·ta·sis
Pronunciation: hI-'päs-t&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural hy·pos·ta·ses /-"sEz/
Etymology: Late Latin, substance, sediment, from Greek, support, foundation, substance, sediment, from hyphistasthai to stand under, support, from hypo- + histasthai to be standing -- more at STAND
1 a : something that settles at the bottom of a fluid b : the settling of blood in the dependent parts of an organ or body
2 : PERSON 3
3 a : the substance or essential nature of an individual b : something that is hypostatized
4 [New Latin, from Late Latin] : failure of a gene to produce its usual effect when coupled with another gene that is epistatic toward it
- hy·po·stat·ic /"hI-p&-'sta-tik/ adjective
- hy·po·stat·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb