Word: counterpropagating
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: coun
ter
pro
pa
ga
ting
Definition: Describing two beams of light that are propagating in precisely opposite directions through the same medium
Morphemes:
Affix: counter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in opposition to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: propagate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space
Etymology Compounds: Affix: propagatus
Language: la
Decoded: propagatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: propagated
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of