Word: underfriction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
fric
tion
Definition: A device to prevent a rollercoaster train from jumping off the track while in violent motion.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: friction
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: frictionem
Language: la
Decoded: frictionem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: friction