Word: hemispindles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
mi
spin
dles
Definition: Plural of hemispindle. Either of a pair of structures formed from division of a centriole during mitosis that move apart to form a spindle
Morphemes:
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Half.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: spin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Short for spinnaker; a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming diminutives from other nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).