Word: distribution
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
tri
bu
tion
Definition: The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston: admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.
Morphemes:
Affix: distribute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To divide into portions and dispense.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: tribuere
Language: la
Decoded: tribuere
Meaning: to give, impart
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.