Word: backstepping
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
ste
pping
Definition: A gradual backward movement of organisms or a sedimentary environment caused by changes in environmental factors.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Moving or operating backward.
Affix: step
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.