Word: hypsometers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hyp
so
me
ters
Definition: Plural of hypsometer; an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
Morphemes:
Affix: hypso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Height.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὕψος
Language: grc
Decoded: upsos
Meaning: height
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.