Word: downscaling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: down
sca
ling
Definition: The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: decrease
Affix: scale
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scāla
Language: la
Decoded: scala
PoS: Noun
Meaning: stairs (flight of steps)
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.