Word: micropulleys
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
pu
lleys
Definition: Plural of micropulley. A microscale pulley.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: pulley
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πόλος
Language: grc
Decoded: polos
Meaning: pivot, hinge, axis
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.