Word: antiferrodistortion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
ferro
di
stor
tion
Definition: distortion to the structure of a crystal lattice due to antiferromagnetism
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to antiparticles; with the same mass but with opposite physical charges (such as electric charge)
Affix: ferro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ferrous; of or relating to or containing iron
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ferrum
Language: la
Decoded: ferrum
Meaning: iron
Affix: distort
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Distorted; misshapen.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: distortum
Language: la
Decoded: distortum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: distorted
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.