Word: lysimeters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ly
si
me
ters
Definition: Plural of lysimeter; and the suffix -meter) is a measuring device which can be used to measure the amount of actual evapotranspiration which is released by plants (usually crops or trees)
Morphemes:
Affix: lysimeter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -meter
Language: en
Decoded: -meter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of measuring devices.
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.