Word: photointerrupter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
in
ter
rup
ter
Definition: An optical device that acts as a switch when a beam of light is blocked by a foreign object
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: interrupt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter
Language: la
Decoded: inter
Meaning: between
Affix: rumpo
Language: la
Decoded: rumpo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I break, interrupt, annul, destroy.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Person or thing connected with.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -aris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.