Word: femtomachines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fem
to
ma
chines
Definition: Plural of femtomachine. A (hypothetical or fictional) machine on the femto scale; that is, a mechanical device whose size is on the order of the femtometer.
Morphemes:
Affix: femto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15. Symbol: f.
Affix: machine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: māchina
Language: la
Decoded: machina
Meaning: a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).