hypethral

An obsolete architectural term describing a building or part of a building that is open to the sky; roofless.

• 🇫🇷Terme architectural désignant un édifice ou une partie d'édifice sans toit, ouvert au ciel.

1. Open to the sky C2 formal

   Describes a building or structure that is partly or entirely open to the sky, often referring to ancient temples or courtyards.

   • The hypethral temple allowed sunlight to illuminate the inner sanctum.
   • Ancient Greek architects designed hypethral spaces for religious ceremonies.
   • The courtyard was hypethral, with no roof covering the central area.

   🇫🇷Hypèthre

   Synonymes: open-airrooflessuncovered

   Antonymes: coveredenclosedroofed

• more hypethral comparative form
• most hypethral superlative form