Word: interstage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
ter
stage
Definition: The structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
Morphemes:
Affix: inter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter-
Language: la
Decoded: inter-
Meaning: between, amid
Affix: stage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: estage
Language: fro
Decoded: estage
Meaning: dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition