Word: tectonics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tec
to
nics
Definition: The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
Morphemes:
Affix: tectonic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τεκτονικός
Language: grc
Decoded: tektonikos
Meaning: pertaining to building
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).