Word: nonretroreflective
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
re
tro
re
flec
tive
Definition: Not retroreflective; a device or surface that reflects radiation (usually light) back to its source with minimum scattering
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: reflect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: flectō
Language: la
Decoded: flecto
Meaning: I bend, I curve
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.