ὑπόζωμα

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό, (ὑποζώννυμι)

   A diaphragm, midriff, Arist.HA509b17, 514a30, PA674a9, al.    2 in insects, division between thorax and abdomen, Id.HA535b8, PA659b16, al.    II in pl., ropes or braces used to strengthen the hull of a trireme (cf. ὑποζώννυμι 11), Pl.R.616c (where a beam of light passing through heaven and earth is compared to τὰ ὑ. τῶν τριήρων), Lg.945c, IG22.1479.49, 1609.108, 1611.335,410, 1612.319, 1622.287,640, 1627.410, 1668.74, 1673.12,13, etc.; ὑ. ἐλάμβανε δώδεκα (sc. ἡ τεσσαρακοντήρης ναῦς) · ἑξακοσίων δ' ἦν ἕκαστον πηχῶν Callix.1; ὁ στόμαχος καθάπερ νεὼς τοῦ σώματος ὑ. ὑπάρχει Herod.Med. in Rh.Mus.58.99; cf. ζώμευμα.