Word: gravothermal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: gra
vo
ther
mal
Definition: describing the heating effect of the gravitational collapse of a star
Morphemes:
Affix: grave
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Death, destruction.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: thermal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to heat or temperature; a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θέρμη
Language: grc
Decoded: therme
Meaning: heat