Hypsi-
1.
a combining form meaning “height,” “altitude,” used in the formation of compound words:
hypsometer.
combining form
1.
indicating height: hypsometry
word-forming element meaning “on high,” from Greek hypsi “aloft, on high,” related to hypsos “height;” cognate with Sanskrit os “above, over,” Old Church Slavonic vysoku “high.”
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