Word: photoheliometers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
he
li
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me
ters
Definition: Plural of photoheliometer. A double- lens instrument for measuring slight variations of the Sun's diameter by photography, based on the common chord of two overlapping images.
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: photography
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: helio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Concerning the sun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἥλιος
Language: grc
Decoded: elios
Meaning: sun
Affix: meter
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To measure with a metering device.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).