Word: detection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
tec
tion
Definition: The act of detecting or sensing something; discovering something that was hidden or disguised.
Morphemes:
Affix: detect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: tegere
Language: la
Decoded: tegere
Meaning: to cover
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.