Word: retroreflection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tro
re
flec
tion
Definition: reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: reflect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To mirror, or show the image of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: flectō
Language: la
Decoded: flecto
Meaning: I bend, I curve
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.