Word: expansion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
pan
sion
Definition: The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston.
Morphemes:
Affix: expand
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out, outwards
Affix: pandō
Language: la
Decoded: pando
Meaning: to spread
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.