Word: postcollisional
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: post
co
lli
sio
nal
Definition: Following the collision of plates (in plate tectonics)
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: collide
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To impact directly, especially if violent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: laedere
Language: la
Decoded: laedere
Meaning: to strike, dash against, hurt
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.