Word: autothrottle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: au
to
th
ro
ttle
Definition: An automatic throttle, allowing a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines by specifying a desired flight characteristic, rather than manually controlling fuel flow.
Morphemes:
Affix: auto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: auto- (automatic)
Affix: throat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.