Word: polygonoscope
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
go
no
scope
Definition: An arrangement of hinged mirrors for the production of multiple images of an object.
Morphemes:
Affix: polygon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many
Affix: γωνία
Language: grc
Decoded: gonia
Meaning: angle
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -scope
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκοπός
Language: grc
Decoded: skopos
Meaning: watcher
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.