Prefixes Indicating Size or Degree
Prefixes Indicating Size or Degree | Englisch Grammatik
Prefixes Indicating Size or Degree
- hyper-: over, excessive
- Examples: hyperactive, hypertension, hyperbole
- hypo-: under, below
- Examples: hypothermia, hypocritical, hypothesis
- macro-: large
- Examples: macroeconomics, macroscopic
- micro-: small
- Examples: microscope, microorganism, microchip
- mega-: large, great
- Examples: megaphone, megastar, megabyte
- mini-: small
- Examples: miniature, minimize, minivan
- maxi-: largest
- Examples: maximum, maximize, maxillofacial
- multi-: many
- Examples: multilingual, multicolored, multifaceted
- poly-: many
- Examples: polygon, polygamy, polyglot
- oligo-: few, small
- Examples: oligarchy, oligosaccharide
- pluri-: more, several
- Examples: plurilingual, pluripotent