Word: coherer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
her
er
Definition: A detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers.
Morphemes:
Affix: cohere
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: haereō
Language: la
Decoded: haereo
Meaning: cleave, cling
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.