Word: retraction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
trac
tion
Definition: A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.
Morphemes:
Affix: re-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: traction
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Progress in or momentum toward achieving a goal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tractus
Language: la
Decoded: tractus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: drawing, dragging, hauling, pulling