HYPOGEUM

, in the ancient Architecture, a name common to all the parts of a building that are under ground; as the cellars, butteries, &c.

Hypogeum

, in Astrology, a name given to the celestial houses that are below the horizon; and especially the imum cœli, or bottom point of the heavens.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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HYPERBOLA
HYPERBOLOIDS
HYPERBOREANS
HYPERTHYRON
HYPETHRE
* HYPOGEUM
HYPOMOCHLION
HYPOTENUSE
HYPOTHESIS
HYPOTRACHELION
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