Word: bradyseisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bra
dy
sei
sms
Definition: Plural of bradyseism. A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
Morphemes:
Affix: brady-
Language: en
Meaning: slow
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βραδύς
Language: grc
Decoded: bradus
Meaning: slow
Affix: seism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σείω
Language: grc
Decoded: seio
Meaning: to shake
Affix: -μός
Language: grc
Decoded: -mos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.