Word: photophones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
phones
Definition: Plural of photophone. A device that transmitted sound on a beam of light.
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A device related to the telephone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.