hypo

CEFRC2

/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or thing below a normal level.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A hypochondriac.

Examples

  • Photographers once used hypo to fix their black and white prints.

  • The photographer used a hypo solution to fix the print.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhaɪ.poʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent.

  2. Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.

  3. A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.

More examples

In context

  • The term 'hypo' is often used as a shorthand for sodium thiosulfate.

  • 1711 "I have a better Stomach tha usuall and have perfectly forgot what the Hyppo means",Joseph Collett, merchant, writing from Rio de Janeiro, Oct 15, 1711, in his Private Letter Books, edited by H. H. Dodwell in 1933. (cited by Eric Partidge, A Dictionary o...

  • 1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.

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Origin

noun

Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).