noun Download 🔗Share A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine. Examples : "The doctor examined the urine sample, noting the presence of visible hypostases at the bottom of the tube. " medicine physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’). Examples : "The theologian discussed the hypostases of the Trinity, explaining how the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, while distinct persons, share the same divine essence. " theology religion philosophy doctrine being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The underlying reality or substance of something. Examples : "Even though they seemed like different subjects – math, science, and art – the teacher explained that their shared focus on problem-solving was one of the common hypostases underlying all academic disciplines. " philosophy theology being substance doctrine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing. Examples : "In chickens, the white feather color can appear to completely mask any other color genes; these instances of the white gene preventing other color genes from showing are examples of hypostases. " biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Postmortem lividity; livor mortis; suggillation. Examples : "The medical examiner pointed to the dark purple patches on the deceased's back, explaining that they were hypostases, a normal sign after death as blood settles due to gravity. " medicine body physiology anatomy condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading