Word: detonator
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: det
o
na
tor
Definition: a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
Morphemes:
Affix: detonate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: tonō
Language: la
Decoded: tono
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I thunder.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.