Word: osteometrics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
o
me
trics
Definition: Plural of osteometric; the study and measurement of the human or animal skeleton, especially in an anthropological or archaeological context
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: -metric
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or relating to measurement; the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: metrum
Language: la
Decoded: metrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a measure
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).