Word: biharmonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: bi
har
mo
nic
Definition: Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
Morphemes:
Affix: bi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: half
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bis
Language: la
Decoded: bis
Meaning: twice
Affix: harmony
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The academic study of chords.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἁρμονία
Language: grc
Decoded: armonia
Meaning: joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from