Word: ultrametric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ul
tra
me
tric
Definition: Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x, z) \le \max\{d(x, y), d(y, z)\} .
Morphemes:
Affix: ultra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret.
Affix: meter
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To measure with a metering device.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to