Word: cannelures
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
nne
lures
Definition: Plural of cannelure. A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
Morphemes:
Affix: cannelure
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cannelure
Language: fr
Decoded: cannelure
PoS: Noun
Meaning: groove (linear indent)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).