Word: microfractures
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
crof
rac
tures
Definition: Plural of microfracture; the field of mechanics concerned with the study of the propagation of cracks in materials
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: fracture
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fault or crack in a rock.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fractūra
Language: la
Decoded: fractura
Meaning: a breach, fracture, cleft
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.