Word: noncanal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
ca
nal
Definition: Not of or pertaining to a canal; an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: canal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: canālis
Language: la
Decoded: canalis
Meaning: channel; canal