Word: backreaction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
re
ac
tion
Definition: The reaction, as a result of Newton's third law, back from a radiating gravitational wave.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Effort, usually physical.
Affix: re-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backward
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: act
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The process of doing something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ācta
Language: la
Decoded: acta
Meaning: register of events
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.