Word: apothem
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ap
o
them
Definition: The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
Morphemes:
Affix: apothem
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀπό
Language: grc
Decoded: apo
Meaning: off, away
Affix: τῐ́θημῐ
Language: grc
Decoded: tithemi
Meaning: to set, put, place
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action