Word: scalenohedrons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sca
le
no
he
drons
Definition: Plural of scalenohedron. A polyhedron having twelve sides, each in the form of a scalene triangle, that is topologically equivalent to a hexagonal bipyramid and whose middle section can be said to inscribe a rhombohedron.
Morphemes:
Affix: scalene
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle; any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκᾰληνός
Language: grc
Decoded: skalenos
Meaning: uneven, unequal
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -hedron
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕδρα
Language: grc
Decoded: edra
Meaning: face of a geometrical solid
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).