Word: obduction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ob
duc
tion
Definition: The overthrusting of continental crust by oceanic crust or rocks from the mantle, such that the oceanic crust is thrust onto the continental crust, as occurs at a convergent plate boundary when the continental crust is caught in a subduction zone.
Morphemes:
Affix: obduction
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The overthrusting of continental crust by oceanic crust or rocks from the mantle, such that the oceanic crust is thrust onto the continental crust, as occurs at a convergent plate boundary when the continental crust is caught in a subduction zone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ob-
Language: la
Decoded: ob-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: towards; against
Affix: dūcō
Language: la
Decoded: duco
Meaning: lead
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.