Word: petroclival
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pe
tro
cli
val
Definition: Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and the clivus
Morphemes:
Affix: petro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: stone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: petra
Language: la
Decoded: petra
Meaning: stone, rock
Affix: clivus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
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.