"acro-" meaning in English

See acro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: acr- [alternative], akro- [alternative]
Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, per above. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}} Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} acro-, {{en-prefix}} acro-
  1. The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:extremities Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 16 23 3 3 1 0 19 3 2 0 0 1 0
  2. Located or positioned at a tip or tips of an object or body. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:tip Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 16 23 3 3 1 0 19 3 2 0 0 1 0
  3. Located or positioned at the top; uppermost. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:top Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 16 23 3 3 1 0 19 3 2 0 0 1 0
  4. Beginning, initial. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:beginning Disambiguation of Medicine: 12 10 11 43 1 2 0 0 18 1 2 Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 12 13 24 5 6 2 0 17 5 2 0 0 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 14 13 14 24 4 5 2 0 17 4 2 0 0 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 16 23 3 3 1 0 19 3 2 0 0 1 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 14 29 6 2 1 0 17 2 1 Related terms: acroaesthesia, acroagnosis, acroanaesthesia, acroangiodermatitis, acroarthritis, acroasphyxia, acroataxia, acrocallosal, acrocinesia, acrocontracture, acrocoracoid, acrocyanosis, acrodermatitis, acrodermatosis, acrodynia, acrodysesthesia, acrodysostosis, acrodysplasia, acroedema, acrofacial, acrogeria, acrognosis, acrohyperhidrosis, acrokeratoderma, acrokeratoelastoidosis, acrokeratosis, acrolentiginous, acroleukopathy, acrolith, acromegalogigantism, acromegaly, acromelalgia, acromelanism, acromelic, acrometagenesis, acromicria, acromyotonia, acroosteolysis, acropachyderma, acroparalysis, acroparesthesia, acropathology, acropathy, acropigmentation, acrorhagus, acrosclerosis, acroblast, acrocarpous, acrocentric, acrogen, acropleurogenous, acropolis, acrosome, acrospore, acrosyndesis, acrodendrophile, acrodendrophily, acrodont, acrophore, acropleustophyte, acrostichal, acrostomy, acrotrophic, acrodynamic, acrography, acromonogrammatic, acronym, acrophone, acrophony, acrocephalic, acrocephaly, Acronicta, acrocranial, acrophilia, acrophobe, acrophobia, acrobatholithic, acrodactylum, acrolect, acrophyll, acrophase, acrostatic, acrobalance, Acroyoga, acrophile, acrophyte
  5. Pointed in shape. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:pointed
  6. Heights, high in location. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:heights
  7. The peak of a wave or cycle; accented. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:peak
  8. Upper. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:upper
  9. High in altitude, montane. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:altitude Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 16 23 3 3 1 0 19 3 2 0 0 1 0
  10. Etching or engraving. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:etching
  11. Acrobatics. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-acro--en-prefix-en:acrobatics

Alternative forms

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