Word: metatable
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
ta
ble
Definition: A table (of key-value pairs) containing references to functions that dictate certain behaviours of an object.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
Affix: table
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: teh₂-
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: teh2-
Meaning: to stand
Affix: -dʰlom
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: -dhlom
Meaning: instrumental suffix