Word: subduction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sub
duc
tion
Definition: The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
Morphemes:
Affix: subduct
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To move downwards underneath something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: subductus
Language: la
Decoded: subductus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: drawn, lifted or pulled from under
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.