Word: neotectonics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
o
tec
to
nics
Definition: A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.
Morphemes:
Affix: neo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: contemporary
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νέος
Language: grc
Decoded: neos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: new, fresh
Affix: tectonic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τεκτονικός
Language: grc
Decoded: tektonikos
Meaning: pertaining to building
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a word referring to a specific decade in the Gregorian calendar. Appended to the first year of the decade.