Word: cryomodule
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
o
mo
dule
Definition: A supercooled section of a linac (linear particle accelerator).
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: module
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: modulus
Language: la
Decoded: modulus
Meaning: a small measure, a measure, mode, meter