Word: bireflectances
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
re
flec
tan
ces
Definition: Plural of bireflectance. An optical effect in which the amount of plane polarized light reflected from a mineral sample varies as the sample is rotated
Morphemes:
Affix: bi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: half
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bis
Language: la
Decoded: bis
Meaning: twice
Affix: reflect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: flectō
Language: la
Decoded: flecto
Meaning: I bend, I curve
Affix: -ance
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -antia
Language: la
Decoded: -antia
Meaning: -antia
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.