Word: gnathodynamometers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gna
tho
dy
na
mo
me
ters
Definition: Plural of gnathodynamometer. An instrument used to measure the force applied in closing the jaws.
Morphemes:
Affix: gnatho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: jaw
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γνάθος
Language: grc
Decoded: gnathos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: jaw
Affix: dynamo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: power, usually physical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δύναμις
Language: grc
Decoded: dunamis
Meaning: power
Affix: -ικός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
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.