Word: spintronics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spin
tro
nics
Definition: The storage and transfer of information using the spin state of electrons as well as their charge.
Morphemes:
Affix: spin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
Affix: electric
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Electricity; the electricity supply.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ēlectrum
Language: la
Decoded: electrum
Meaning: amber
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
Meaning: adjectival suffix
Affix: ion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἰόν
Language: grc
Decoded: ion
Meaning: going
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.