Word: spherometers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spher
o
me
ters
Definition: Plural of spherometer; a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface
Morphemes:
Affix: sphero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sphere; spherical
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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.