Word: aeroshells
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ero
shells
Definition: Plural of aeroshell; a rigid heat-shielded shell that helps decelerate and protects a spacecraft vehicle from pressure, heat, and possible debris created by drag during atmospheric entry (see blunt body theory)
Morphemes:
Affix: aero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: air or aircraft
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀέρος
Language: grc
Decoded: aeros
PoS: Noun
Meaning: air
Affix: shell
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).