Word: vinyl
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vi
nyl
Definition: Pertaining to a phonograph record; sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
Morphemes:
Affix: vinyl
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to a phonograph record; sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīnum
Language: la
Decoded: vinum
Meaning: wine
Affix: -yl
Language: en
Decoded: -yl
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.