Word: compressor
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: com
pre
ssor
Definition: An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
Morphemes:
Affix: compress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A machine for compressing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: premō
Language: la
Decoded: premo
Meaning: press
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.