Word: pistonphones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pi
ston
phones
Definition: Plural of pistonphone. In order to take a scientific measurement with a microphone, its precise sensitivity must be known (in volts per pascal)
Morphemes:
Affix: piston
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch
Etymology Compounds: Affix: piston
Language: fr
Decoded: piston
PoS: Noun
Meaning: piston
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A device that makes a sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.