Word: flaperons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fla
per
ons
Definition: Plural of flaperon. An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
Morphemes:
Affix: flap
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.
Affix: aileron
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aile
Language: fr
Decoded: aile
PoS: Noun
Meaning: side, wing, ala
Affix: -er-
Language: fr
Decoded: -er-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: used before various noun-forming suffixes
Affix: -on
Language: fr
Decoded: -on
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Indicating origin or occupation.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.