hypostyle.

1. Having a roof supported by columns, especially arranged in rows.

2. A hall or covered space with its roof supported by rows of columns.

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Words that belong together

• hypostyle hall
• hypostyle design

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The hypostyle hall allowed no single unobstructed view across its width.

The plan’s hypostyle design distributed columns through the interior.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture / spatial description. Forms: Normally non-gradable adjective. Noun singular hypostyle; plural hypostyles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: precise built-space description, structural component naming, spatial orientation, interior material description. Disciplines: fiction writing, architectural description, advanced descriptive English. Commonness: uncommon.