Word: retarder
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tard
er
Definition: A device for slowing down large trucks, lorries, buses, shunted railway wagons.
Morphemes:
Affix: retard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: tardus
Language: la
Decoded: tardus
Meaning: slow
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.