Word: hyperplane
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
plane
Definition: An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n; that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)
Morphemes:
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: existing in more than three spatial dimensions
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: plane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.