Word: elimination
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
li
mi
na
tion
Definition: The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.
Morphemes:
Affix: eliminate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: e
Language: la
Decoded: e
Meaning: out
Affix: līmus
Language: la
Decoded: limus
Meaning: transverse, oblique
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.