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Understanding Scientific Terminology
Greek and Latin Roots of Scientific Terms.
Lessons: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Lesson 4 - Numbers

EnglishLatinGreekExamples (Latin)Examples (Greek)
oneuni-mono- (only), heno-uniform, unicodemonotheism, henotheism
twobi-di-bimetal, bisexualitydiatomic molecule
threetri-trigonometry
fourquadr-, quart-tetra-quadratic, quartictetragon
fivequint-pent-quintessence, quinticpentagon, pentagram
sixsex-hex-sextic, sextanthexagon, hexagram
sevensept-hept-septupletsheptagon
eightoct-octagon
ninenon-enne-enneagram
tendeci-decimal
manymulti-pluri-, poly-multicellularpluripotent, polygamy, polygon
halfsemi-hemi-semicirclehemisphere
firstprimo-proto-primordialprotium
seconddeutero-deuterium
thridtrito-tritium
lasteschato-eschatology

root

-sect : section, cut apart


How would you write the words with these meanings?

EXERCISE • Numbers • Write the word
  1. To cut something into three parts.
  2. Half of a circle. ( Use the Latin)
SOLUTION • Understanding Scientific Terms/Numbers • Write the word
  1. trisect
  2. semicircle
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