electrodynamometer
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
electrodynamometer
an instrument to measure electric power
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Dissection of electrodynamometer
electrodynamometer = electr (beaming sun, electric power) + o + dynam (power, force for moving) + o + meter (measure, extended further to mean an instrument)
electrodynamometer = an instrument to measure electric power
Now Repeat my Dissection
electrodynamometer = an instrument to measure electric power
Important roots for this word:
meter
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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