Word: prescaling
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pres
ca
ling
Definition: Present participle of prescale
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: scale
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scāla
Language: la
Decoded: scala
PoS: Noun
Meaning: stairs (flight of steps)
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.