Word: gyrostabilizers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gy
ro
sta
bi
li
zers
Definition: Plural of gyrostabilizer; a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane
Morphemes:
Affix: gyro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circle; circular or spinning motion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γῦρος
Language: grc
Decoded: guros
Meaning: circle
Affix: stable
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stō
Language: la
Decoded: sto
Meaning: stand firm
Affix: -bilis
Language: la
Decoded: -bilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -(a)ble; used to form an adjective, usually from a verb, indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person whose occupation is (the noun).
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.