Word: megohmmeter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: meg
ohm
me
ter
Definition: An instrument that measures extremely high resistances, in megaohms.
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very large, great.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: ohm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω
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