Word: perpendicular
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: per
pen
dic
u
lar
Definition: Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: perpendicular
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form verbs that are intensive or completive, conveying the idea of doing something all the way through or entirely.
Affix: pendō
Language: la
Decoded: pendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I suspend, hang
Affix: -culum
Language: la
Decoded: -culum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.