Word: tensometer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ten
so
me
ter
Definition: Alternative form of tensiometer; a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
Morphemes:
Affix: tension
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
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