acro-

prefix

The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.

“acronym”

Meanings

prefix

alternative acr- · alternative akro-

  1. The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.

    acroasphyxia

    2 more examples

    acroarthritis

    acrodysplasia

  2. Located or positioned at a tip or tips of an object or body.

    acrocentric

    2 more examples

    acropleurogenous

    acrocarpous

  3. Located or positioned at the top; uppermost.

    acrotrophic

    2 more examples

    acrodendrophile

    acropleustophyte

  4. Beginning, initial.

    acronym

    2 more examples

    acrophony

    acrography

  5. Pointed in shape.

    Acronicta

    2 more examples

    acrocephalic

    acrocranial

  6. Heights, high in location.

    acrophobe

    2 more examples

    acrophilia

    acrophilia

  7. The peak of a wave or cycle; accented.

    acrophase

    1 more example

    acrostatic

  8. Upper.

    acrolect

    2 more examples

    acrophyll

    acrodactylum

  9. High in altitude, montane.

    acrophyte

    1 more example

    acrophile

  10. Etching or engraving.

    acrography

    1 more example

    acrography

  11. Acrobatics.

    Acroyoga

    1 more example

    acrobalance

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
  5. Englishacro-

From international scientific vocabulary, per above.

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Cite this entry
APA

acro-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acro-

MLA

“acro-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acro-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acro-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acro-.

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