Word: carbonometers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
bo
no
me
ters
Definition: Plural of carbonometer. An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.
Morphemes:
Affix: carbon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carbō
Language: la
Decoded: carbo
Meaning: charcoal, coal
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
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
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.