Word: feedforward
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: feed
for
ward
Definition: An anticipatory response to expected changes in the environment of a system
Morphemes:
Affix: feed
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To create the environment where another phonological rule can apply; to be applied before another rule.
Affix: fore
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look; the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.