Word: microtremors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
tre
mors
Definition: Plural of microtremor. Any of the continuous background movements of the Earth's surface and interior, having a period of 1 to 9 seconds, not associated with any seismic activity
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: tremor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An earthquake; shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tremor
Language: la
Decoded: tremor
PoS: Noun
Meaning: trembling, quaking, tremor
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.