Word: spheroconics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sphe
ro
co
nics
Definition: Plural of spheroconic. A non- plane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere centred at the cone's vertex.
Morphemes:
Affix: sphero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sphere; spherical
Affix: cone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything shaped like a cone.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from
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.