Word: milliammeter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mil
li
am
me
ter
Definition: An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes.
Morphemes:
Affix: milli-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.
Affix: ampere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
Affix: -meter
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of measuring devices.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: meh₁-
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: meh1-
Meaning: to measure
Affix: -τρον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tron
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms instrument nouns