Word: osteometric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
ste
o
me
tric
Definition: Relating to osteometry. The measurement of the bones of the skeleton (both human and animal)
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: -metric
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or relating to measurement; the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: metrum
Language: la
Decoded: metrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a measure
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish