Hyp"no*tism (?), n. [Gr. &?; sleep: cf. F. hypnotisme.] A form of sleep
or somnambulism brought on by artificial means, in which there is an
unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others.
It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the
senses, as in persons of very feeble organization, by gazing steadly at
a very bright object held before the eyes, or by pressure upon certain
points of the surface of the body.
Hyp`no*ti*za"tion (?), n. The act or process of producing hypnotism.
Hyp"no*tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hypnotized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Hypnotizing (?).] To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of
hypnotism.
Hyp"no*ti`zer (?), n. One who hypnotizes.
||Hyp"num (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; moss.] (Bot.) The largest genus of
||true mosses; feather moss.
Hy"po- (?). [Gr. &?; under, beneath; akin to L. sub. See Sub-.] 1. A
prefix signifying a less quantity, or a low state or degree, of that
denoted by the word with which it is joined, or position under or
beneath.
2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting that the element to the name of which it
is prefixed enters with a low valence, or in a low state of
oxidization, usually the lowest, into the compounds indicated; as,
hyposulphurous acid.