Word: megaquake
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ga
quake
Definition: A megathrust earthquake; occur at subduction zones at destructive convergent plate boundaries, where one tectonic plate is forced underneath another, caused by slip along the thrust fault that forms the contact between them
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very large, great.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: quake
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.