Word: phototypesetting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
type
set
ting
Definition: A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: photography
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: type
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τύπος
Language: grc
Decoded: tupos
Meaning: mark, impression, type
Affix: set
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An object made up of several parts.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.