Word: escapement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: es
cape
ment
Definition: A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
Morphemes:
Affix: escape
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.