Word: octoid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: oc
toid
Definition: Being a form of gear or tooth that resembles the involute, but whose complete path of contact on the surface of a sphere is in the form of a figure eight.
Morphemes:
Affix: oct-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Form of octa- or octo- used before a vowel.
Affix: -oid
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής