Word: antisubsidence
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
sub
si
dence
Definition: Countering or preventing subsidence of land.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Counteracting, neutralizing.
Affix: subsidence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: subsidens
Language: la
Decoded: subsidens
PoS: Participle
Meaning: squatting, subsiding