Word: bathythermographs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
thy
ther
mo
graphs
Definition: Plural of bathythermograph; is a small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in water temperature versus depth down to a depth of approximately 285 meters (935 feet)
Morphemes:
Affix: bathy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: deep, especially deep sea
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βαθύς
Language: grc
Decoded: bathus
Meaning: deep
Affix: thermo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: heat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θερμός
Language: grc
Decoded: thermos
Meaning: warm, hot
Affix: -graph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: that draws or shows
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.