Word: sweepage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sweep
age
Definition: The process by which gases passing beneath the electrodes of an electrostatic precipitator pick up dust from the hoppers, removing it from the precipitator exit.
Morphemes:
Affix: sweep
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A chimney sweep; a person who clears ash and soot from chimneys
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a process, action, or a result
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a state of being resulting from an action.