Word: photoclinometer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
cli
no
me
ter
Definition: Any of several directional surveying instruments which record photographically the direction and magnitude of well deviations from the vertical.
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: photography
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: clino-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: slope or angle
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: klino
Meaning: to lean
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