Word: microbranching
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
bran
ching
Definition: The formation of microbranches, especially during the initiation of a crack.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: branch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: branche
Language: fro
Decoded: branche
PoS: Noun
Meaning: branch (appendage of a tree)
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.