Word: raingauges
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rain
gau
ges
Definition: Plural of raingauge; an instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over an area in a predefined period of time
Morphemes:
Affix: raingauge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of rain gauge; gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
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.