Word: softbox
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: soft
box
Definition: A photographic lighting device consisting of a bulb with reflective back and side walls and a diffusing material at the front.
Morphemes:
Affix: soft
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
Affix: box
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: box
Language: enm
Decoded: box
Meaning: a blow; a stroke with a weapon