Word: abrasion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
bra
sion
Definition: The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
Morphemes:
Affix: abrade
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause the surface to become more rough.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
Meaning: from, away from
Affix: rādō
Language: la
Decoded: rado
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I scrape, shave, scratch.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.