Word: geotectonics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
o
tec
to
nics
Definition: Tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.
Morphemes:
Affix: geo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: geography
Affix: tectonic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Structural
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τεκτονικός
Language: grc
Decoded: tektonikos
Meaning: pertaining to building
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).