词根词缀：a-, an-

【来源及含义】Greek: prefix; no, absence of, without, lack of; not

【相关描述】These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.

It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.

There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.

【同源单词】abacterial, abaptism, abarognosis, abasia, abiocoen, abiogenesis

词根词缀：meter-, metro-, metr-, -metrical, -metrically, -metron, -metric, -metrist, -meter, -meters, -metry, -metre

【来源及含义】Greek: measure

【相关词根词缀】 Related "measure" and "metric" words and charts: mens-; Metric Chart of Units; Metric-Length Converter; Metric Units and Links.

【同源单词】absorptiometry, accelerometer, acetimeter, acetimetry, acidimeter, acidimetry

词根词缀：syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-

【来源及含义】Greek: with, together with; also by extension: united; same, similar; at the same time

【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "equal, identical, same, similar": auto-; emul-; equ-, equi-; homeo-; homo-; iso-; pari-; peer; rhomb-; tauto-.

【同源单词】acrocephalopolysyndactyly, acrocephalosyndactylia, acrocephalosyndactyly, acrosyndesis, allosynapsis, antagonistic symbiosis