Word: underglazing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
gla
zing
Definition: Present participle of underglaze; a method of decorating pottery in which painted decoration is applied to the surface before it is covered with a transparent ceramic glaze and fired in a kiln
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: glaze
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See in painting (transitive verb).
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.