Word: vortoscope
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vor
to
scope
Definition: A device, somewhat like a kaleidoscope, that splits an image into parts
Morphemes:
Affix: vortex
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A supposed collection of particles of very subtle matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or planet; part of a Cartesian theory accounting for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vortex
Language: la
Decoded: vortex
PoS: Noun
Meaning: whirl, whirlpool, eddy, vortex
Affix: -scope
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκοπός
Language: grc
Decoded: skopos
Meaning: watcher
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.