Word: decalages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
ca
la
ges
Definition: Plural of decalage. In Piagetian developmental psychology, the inability to apply a learned function across all problems (horizontal decalage) or across different developmental stages (vertical decalage).
Morphemes:
Affix: decalage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In Piagetian developmental psychology, the inability to apply a learned function across all problems (horizontal decalage) or across different developmental stages (vertical decalage).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: from
Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: caler
Language: fr
Decoded: caler
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to jam (machinery etc.), to stall (an engine)
Affix: -age
Language: fr
Decoded: -age
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).