acro-

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- From international scientific vocabulary, per above.

derived from acro- From international scientific vocabulary

Definitions

1
The extremities
The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.
- acroarthritis
- acroasphyxia
- acrodysplasia
2
Located or positioned at a tip or tips of an object or body.
- acrocentric
- acropleurogenous
- acrocarpous
3
Located or positioned at the top
Located or positioned at the top; uppermost.
- acrodendrophile
- acropleustophyte
- acrotrophic
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1. 4
  Beginning, initial.
  - acrophony
  - acronym
  - acrography
2. 5
  Pointed in shape.
  - acrocephalic
  - Acronicta
  - acrocranial
3. 6
  Heights, high in location.
  - acrophilia
  - acrophilia
  - acrophobe
4. 7
  The peak of a wave or cycle
  The peak of a wave or cycle; accented.
  - acrophase
  - acrostatic
5. 8
  Upper.
  - acrophyll
  - acrolect
  - acrodactylum
6. 9
  High in altitude, montane.
  - acrophyte
  - acrophile
7. 10
  Etching or engraving.
  - acrography
  - acrography
8. 11
  Acrobatics.
  - acrobalance
  - Acroyoga

The neighborhood

neighboracroblastterms derived from tip
neighboracrocarpousterms derived from tip
neighboracrocentricterms derived from tip
neighboracrogenterms derived from tip
neighboracropleurogenousterms derived from tip
neighboracropolisterms derived from tip
neighboracrosometerms derived from tip
neighboracrosporeterms derived from tip
neighboracrosyndesisterms derived from tip
neighboracrodynamicterms derived from peak
neighboracrophaseterms derived from peak
neighboracrostaticterms derived from peak

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for acro-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA