Word: explosion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
plo
sion
Definition: A bursting due to pressure.
Morphemes:
Affix: explode
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: plaudere
Language: la
Decoded: plaudere
Meaning: to clap; to applaud
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.