Word: tonographs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: to
no
graphs
Definition: Plural of tonograph; a device invented by Italian scientist Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi (1764-1852) and presented at the Terza riunione degli scienziati italiani (the "Third Meeting of Italian Scientists"), held in Florence in September 1841
Morphemes:
Affix: tono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: tone, tension or pressure
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: tonos
Meaning: strain, tension, pitch
Affix: -graph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A group of letters of a specified number.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).