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word power 13
word power chapter 13: numbers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| heno- | one |
| dy- | two |
| tri-, tris- | three |
| tetr- | four |
| pent- | five |
| hex- | six |
| hept-, hepd- | seven |
| oct- | eight |
| ennea- | nine |
| dec-, dek- | ten |
| hendeco- | eleven |
| dodeko- | twelve |
| hecto- | hundred |
| kilo- | thousand |
| arithmet- | number |
| dicho- | in two |
| di- | twice |
| gon- | angle |
| hemi- | half |
| macr- | large |
| metr- | measure |
| micr- | small |
| mono- | single, one |
| nano- | very small, one billionth |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| proto- | first, original |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| diplopia | double vision |
| tachometer | instrument which measures speed of an engine |
| photometer | instrument which measures intensity of light |
| thermometer | instrument which measures temperatur |
| dynometer | instrument which measures powerful output of an engine |
| spirometer | instrument which measures air capacity of the lungs |
| altimeter | instrument which measures altitude |
| barometer | instrument which measures atmospheric pressure |
| odometer | instrument which measures distance travelled |
| tetrahedron | a solid having four flat triangular faces |
| tetralogy | four related literary works |
| tetrach | one of four joint rulers |
| tetrogram | a word with four letters |
| pentagram | five pointed star - good - upwards |
| pentacle | five pointed star - bad - downwards |
| hebdomadal | weekly |
| chiliad | period of 1000 years, group of 1000 things |
| myriad | innumerable |
| panchromatic | sensitive to all colours |
| micropaleontology | study of tiny extinct creatures |
| tetralogy | series of four books |
| prototype | first model |
| macroscope | visible to the naked eye |
| nanobiotechnology | study of living cells at a molecular level |