Word: spectrometers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spec
tro
me
ters
Definition: Plural of spectrometer; spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
Morphemes:
Affix: spectro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: optical spectra.
Affix: -meter
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of measuring devices.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: meh₁-
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: meh1-
Meaning: to measure
Affix: -τρον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tron
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms instrument nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.