Word: antiballistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
ba
lli
stic
Definition: designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Against, hostile to.
Affix: ballistic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Or relating to ballistics; the science of flight dynamics
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ballista
Language: la
Decoded: ballista
Meaning: a military siege engine for throwing stones
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.