Word: geotextiles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
o
te
xtiles
Definition: Plural of geotextile. Any strong, permeable fabric used in earthworks for any of a number of purposes, including separation of soil layers, filtering, reinforcing, erosion protection and protection of drainage pipes from clogging.
Morphemes:
Affix: geo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Earth
Affix: textile
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: textile
Language: la
Decoded: textile
PoS: Noun
Meaning: fabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).