Word: geochronometry
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
o
chro
nom
e
try
Definition: the science of the measurement of the age of rocks etc. based on the radioactive decay of naturally occurring isotopes
Morphemes:
Affix: geo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Earth
Affix: chrono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: time
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χρόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: khronos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: time (in the abstract sense)
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: Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.