Word: actinometry
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ac
ti
nom
e
try
Definition: the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
Morphemes:
Affix: actino-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: actinic radiation
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
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.