Word: microfadeometer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
fa
de
o
me
ter
Definition: A device which focuses a bright light on a small part of a painting in order to measure how much it fades
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: fade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fatuus
Language: la
Decoded: fatuus
Meaning: insipid
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: -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