Word: metachronal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: me
ta
chro
nal
Definition: Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having analogies with metaphysics.
Affix: chrono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: time
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χρόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: khronos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: time (in the abstract sense)
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.