hy|po|tra|che|li|um

hy|po|tra|che|li|um
hy|po|tra|che|li|um «HY puh truh KEE lee uhm, HIHP uh-», noun, plural -li|a «-lee uh». Architecture.
1. the neck of a column, between the echinus and the shaft.
2. (in the Doric order) the junction of this member with the shaft, marked by a bevel or cut.
[< Latin hypotrachēlium < Greek hypotrach lower part of the neck < hypo- below + tráchēlos neck]

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