femto-, segment, homo-, homo, humor, humor-

home-

or hom-
pref.
Same; like: homophone.

[Greek, from homos, same.]

homo

(hō'mō)
n.
A member of the genus Homo, which includes the extinct and extant species of humans.

[Latin homō, man.]

ho·mo² (hō'mō)
n. Offensive Slang, pl., -mos.
Used as a disparaging term for a gay man or lesbian.

[Short for HOMOSEXUAL.]

humor-

Prefix meaning liquid.

humor

(hyū'mər)
n.

1. The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness: could not see the humor of the situation.
2. That which is intended to induce laughter or amusement: a writer skilled at crafting humor.
3. The ability to perceive, enjoy, or express what is amusing, comical, incongruous, or absurd. See synonyms at wit¹.
4. One of the four fluids of the body, blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile, whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval physiology to determine a person's disposition and general health.
5. Physiology.
   1. A body fluid, such as blood, lymph, or bile.
   2. Aqueous humor.
   3. Vitreous humor.
6. A person's characteristic disposition or temperament: a boy of sullen humor.
7. An often temporary state of mind; a mood: I'm in no humor to argue.
8. 1. A sudden, unanticipated whim. See synonyms at mood¹.
   2. Capricious or peculiar behavior.

tr.v., -mored, -mor·ing, -mors.

1. To comply with the wishes or ideas of; indulge.
2. To adapt or accommodate oneself to. See synonyms at pamper.

idiom:

out of humor

1. In a bad mood; irritable.

[Middle English, fluid, from Old French umor, from Latin ūmor, hūmor.]

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femto-
pref.

One quadrillionth (10 ^-15): femtovolt.

[From Danish and Norwegian femten, fifteen, from Old Norse fimmtān.]