How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"steno" is from "stenos" (narrow) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
stenotypy
stenobathic
stenosis
stenotopic
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "narrow" or "small" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| What should you do if you were transcribing another stenographer's notes and could not read them? |
| I am trying to illustrate the growth of stenothermal bacteria. |