Word: retroreflective
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ret
ro
re
flec
tive
Definition: Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the opposite direction.
Affix: reflect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: flectō
Language: la
Decoded: flecto
Meaning: I bend, I curve
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.