Word: astroballistics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
stro
ba
lli
stics
Definition: The ballistics of high-velocity projectiles, especially of meteors etc
Morphemes:
Affix: astro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc; astronomy
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄστρον
Language: grc
Decoded: astron
Meaning: celestial body
Affix: ballistic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Or relating to ballistics; the science of flight dynamics
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ballista
Language: la
Decoded: ballista
Meaning: a military siege engine for throwing stones
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.