Word: retroreflectors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tro
re
flec
tors
Definition: Plural of retroreflector; a device or surface that reflects radiation (usually light) back to its source with minimum scattering
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: reflect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: flectō
Language: la
Decoded: flecto
Meaning: I bend, I curve
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.