Word: transaxles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tran
sa
xles
Definition: Plural of transaxle. A single unit combining transmission gearbox, clutch, final drive, and differential are combined into a single unit connected directly to the driveshaft, used mostly in rear-engine cars.
Morphemes:
Affix: transmission
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car / automobile; a gearbox.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: transmissionem
Language: la
Decoded: transmissionem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: transmission, passage (the sending across of something)
Affix: axle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.