Word: filamentation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fi
la
men
ta
tion
Definition: The growth of filaments; a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Morphemes:
Affix: filament
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fīlum
Language: la
Decoded: filum
Meaning: thread
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns