Word: sectional
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sec
tion
al
Definition: Relating to a section; the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Morphemes:
Affix: section
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: secō
Language: la
Decoded: seco
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.