Word: flextension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fle
xten
sion
Definition: A type of transducer that uses flexible, elastic shells to transmit and amplify displacements.
Morphemes:
Affix: flex
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: flexus
Language: la
Decoded: flexus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a bending, turning, winding
Affix: extend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: thoroughly
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stretch, stretch out, distend, extend.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.