Word: heliosheaths
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
li
o
sheaths
Definition: Plural of heliosheath. A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.
Morphemes:
Affix: helio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Concerning the sun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἥλιος
Language: grc
Decoded: elios
Meaning: sun
Affix: sheath
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the elytra of an insect.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).