Word: grisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gri
sms
Definition: Plural of grism; a combination of a prism and grating arranged so that light at a chosen central wavelength passes straight through
Morphemes:
Affix: grate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cratis
Language: la
Decoded: cratis
PoS: Noun
Meaning: bundle of brush
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: prism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πρίσμα
Language: grc
Decoded: prisma
Meaning: something sawed
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.