Word: perpendicularity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
pen
dic
u
lar
i
ty
Definition: The condition of being perpendicular.
Morphemes:
Affix: perpendicular
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form verbs that are intensive or completive, conveying the idea of doing something all the way through or entirely.
Affix: pendō
Language: la
Decoded: pendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I suspend, hang
Affix: -culum
Language: la
Decoded: -culum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"