Word: refractometric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: re
frac
to
met
ric
Definition: Of or pertaining to refractometry; the measurement of refractive index
Morphemes:
Affix: refract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: frangō
Language: la
Decoded: frango
Meaning: I break
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -metric
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or relating to measurement; the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: metrum
Language: la
Decoded: metrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a measure
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish