Word: backplate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
plate
Definition: A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clipping of backstroke; swim on one's back
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Plate armour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλατύς
Language: grc
Decoded: platus
Meaning: broad, flat, wide