Word: geomagnetism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
o
mag
net
ism
Definition: The science that studies the magnetism of the Earth.
Morphemes:
Affix: geo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Earth
Affix: magnet
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: magnetum
Language: la
Decoded: magnetum
Meaning: lodestone
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.