Word: megaregolith
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
gare
go
lith
Definition: A layer of fractured bedrock beneath the lunar regolith
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very large, great.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: regolith
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῥῆγος
Language: grc
Decoded: Regos
Meaning: rug, blanket
Affix: -lith
Language: en
Decoded: -lith
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form names of rocks and minerals