Word: colorimetry
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: col
or
im
e
try
Definition: The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.
Morphemes:
Affix: color
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: color
Language: la
Decoded: color
PoS: Noun
Meaning: colour shade; color
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: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.