Word: footpoints
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: foot
points
Definition: Plural of footpoint. The region at which tubes of magnetic field lines reach the surface of the photosphere to form coronal loops.
Morphemes:
Affix: foot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
Affix: point
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The difference between two points of the compass.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pūnctum
Language: la
Decoded: punctum
Meaning: a hole punched in; a point, puncture
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.