Word: platykurtic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: plat
y
kur
tic
Definition: Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
Morphemes:
Affix: platy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: flat; especially, relatively flat but wide
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλατύς
Language: grc
Decoded: platus
Meaning: flat
Affix: kurtosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Excess kurtosis: the difference between a given distribution's kurtosis and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύρτωσις
Language: grc
Decoded: kurtosis
Meaning: bulging, convexity
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