Word: creepmeters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: creep
me
ters
Definition: Plural of creepmeter. An instrument that monitors the slow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth.
Morphemes:
Affix: creep
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)
Affix: -meter
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of measuring devices.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: meh₁-
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: meh1-
Meaning: to measure
Affix: -τρον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tron
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms instrument nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.