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autophotoelectric

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
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7syllables

autophotoelectric

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

au-to-pho-to-e-lec-tric

Pronunciation

/ˌɔːtoʊfoʊtoʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/

Stress

0000101

Morphemes

auto- + electric- + -ic

The word 'autophotoelectric' is an adjective composed of Greek roots and suffixes. It is syllabified as au-to-pho-to-e-lec-tric, with primary stress on 'lec'. Syllable division follows standard English rules of VCV and CVC patterns.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or using the photoelectric effect that is self-activated.

    “The autophotoelectric sensor triggered the alarm.”

    syn:self-activated photoelectricautomatic photoelectric
    ant:manual photoelectricnon-automatic photoelectric

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lec').

Syllables

7
au/ɔː/
to/toʊ/
pho/foʊ/
to/toʊ/
e/i/
lec/lɛk/
tric/trɪk/

au — Open syllable, diphthong.. to — Open syllable, diphthong.. pho — Open syllable.. to — Open syllable.. e — Open syllable, short vowel.. lec — Closed syllable.. tric — Closed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

auto-

Greek origin, meaning 'self', functions as a combining form.

root

electric-

Greek origin, relating to electricity.

suf

-ic

Greek origin, adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

pho­to­graph­icbi­o­met­rice­lec­tro­stat­ic

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Words with vowel sequences are divided between the vowels.

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables ending in vowels are typically open syllables.

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)

Syllables with consonant clusters around a vowel are divided around the vowel.

  • The length of the word and multiple vowel sounds require careful application of the VCV rule.
  • Standard pronunciation dictates the syllable divisions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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