Word: barostats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
ro
stats
Definition: Plural of barostat; a device used to maintain constant pressure in a closed chamber
Morphemes:
Affix: baro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: pressure
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βάρος
Language: grc
Decoded: baros
Meaning: weight
Affix: -stat
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns naming scientific instruments that act to render the prefixed element stationary or static in some respect
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.