Word: antitelephone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
te
le
phone
Definition: A hypothetical device, used in thought experiments on causality, that could be used to send signals into one's own past.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Opposite of, reverse.
Affix: telephone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῆλε
Language: grc
Decoded: tele
Meaning: afar
Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: voice, sound