Word: microinstructions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
croin
struc
tions
Definition: Plural of microinstruction. A hardware instruction in the CPU of a microprocessor; a software instruction in a microprogram
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: instruct
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Instruction.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnstrūctus
Language: la
Decoded: instructus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: trained, skilled
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.