spiro-
used before a vowel
spir-
spir-
prefix
- An example of spir used as a prefix is in the word spirograph which means a chart regarding airflow.
- An example of spir used as a prefix is in the word spirillum which means a bacteria with a twisted cell body.
Spir, or spiro, is Latin and is defined as to breathe, or is Greek and is defined as spiral.
YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Spir-." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/SPIR.
APA Style
Spir-. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/SPIR
spir-
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Spir-." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/SPIR.
APA Style
Spir-. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/SPIR
