Word: grounding
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: groun
ding
Definition: The interconnecting metal chassis/frame of a device, appliance, machine, or metal raceway via a designated conductor to earth at the service panel. It may be bare or covered, and does not carry current in normal operation.
Morphemes:
Affix: ground
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.