Word: antitorque
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
tor
que
Definition: Describing the rotor on the tail of a helicopter that prevents the helicopter from spinning in a direction opposite to that of the main rotor blades
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Physically opposite: applied to mountain ranges.
Affix: torque
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: torqueō
Language: la
Decoded: torqueo
Meaning: to twist