Word: laccolithic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lac
co
lit
ic
Definition: Relating to laccoliths; a sheet-like intrusion (or concordant pluton) that has been injected within or between layers of sedimentary rock (when the host rock is volcanic, the laccolith is referred to as a cryptodome)
Morphemes:
Affix: laccolith
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λάκκος
Language: grc
Decoded: lakkos
Meaning: cistern
Affix: -lith
Language: en
Decoded: -lith
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form names of rocks and minerals
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to