Word: chromatoscope
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chro
ma
to
scope
Definition: A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
Morphemes:
Affix: chromato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: color
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χρῶμα
Language: grc
Decoded: khroma
Meaning: color
Affix: -scope
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκοπός
Language: grc
Decoded: skopos
Meaning: watcher
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.