Word: downwelling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: down
we
lling
Definition: A current caused by the clash of two currents causing one to dive down.
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lower position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: well
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.