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Word parts
ECS word parts
| word part | definition | example | other words |
|---|---|---|---|
| ventus | wind | ventifact - rock shaped by wind | ventilate vent ventilator |
| topo | place | topographic map - map showing elevation, shape of land | topography |
| lat(ero) | side | lateral - on the side | bilateral quadrilateral equilateral |
| flatus | blow | deflation - removal by wind | inflate deflate flatulence |
| -graphy | process of recording, description of | geography - description of earth's surface | photography autobiography oceanography |
| hetero | different | heterogeneous - mixed | heterotroph |
| inter | between | interval - space between | intercept interfere interim |
| hemi/semi | half | hemisphere - 1/2 sphere | semicircle semifinal semisweet |
| pre | before | prehistoric - before written history | pretest pregame prefix |
| post | after | postmortem - after death | postgame postseason postpone |
| ox | oxygen | oxidize - combine with oxygen | oxygenate |