Word: waveplates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wa
ve
plates
Definition: Plural of waveplate. A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization
Morphemes:
Affix: wave
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To have an undulating or wavy form.
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plata
Language: la
Decoded: plata
Meaning: silver
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).