Word: scalenohedron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sca
le
no
he
dron
Definition: 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: Having sides unequal in length.
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