Word: photographone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
tog
ra
phone
Definition: A device, consisting essentially of an electric arc and a camera, by which a series of photographs of the variations of the arc due to sound waves are obtained for reproduction by means of a selenium cell and a telephone.
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: -graph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: that is drawn or shown
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A device related to the telephone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound