Word: clinostat
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cli
no
stat
Definition: A rotating device that is used to investigate gravitropism in plants
Morphemes:
Affix: clino-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: slope or angle
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: klino
Meaning: to lean
Affix: -stat
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns naming scientific instruments that act to render the prefixed element stationary or static in some respect