Word: pseudometric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pseu
do
me
tric
Definition: Describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not a true, appearing like a true
Affix: meter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived of as 10000000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 299792458 second.
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: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to