Word: wastegates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: waste
gates
Definition: Plural of wastegate. A valve that diverts exhaust gases.
Morphemes:
Affix: waste
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vastāre
Language: la
Decoded: vastare
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Wasted by destruction, laid waste, ravaged, devastated, destroyed.
Affix: gate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mould; the ingate.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.