Word: platemaking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plate
ma
king
Definition: The production of plates (printing surfaces).
Morphemes:
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: (particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλατύς
Language: grc
Decoded: platus
Meaning: broad, flat, wide
Affix: make
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.