Word: orthoclastic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: or
tho
clas
tic
Definition: Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.
Morphemes:
Affix: orthoclastic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ortho-
Language: en
Decoded: ortho-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: straight, right, proper
Affix: κλαστός
Language: grc
Decoded: klastos
Meaning: broken
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.