Word: encipherment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
ci
pher
ment
Definition: The act or process of enciphering; encryption
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: cipher
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cyfre
Language: fro
Decoded: cyfre
Meaning: cyfre
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.