morphology B2 Topic:Science & Research US /mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ UK /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ See IPA manual Freq #52582 Meanings 1 noun the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms. 2 noun the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms. 3 noun the admissible arrangement of sounds in words Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the branch of geology that... geomorphology 3 noun · the admissible arrangement... sound structuresyllable structureword structure Word family Derived forms agromorphologybiomorphologycytomorphologydysmorphologyecomorphologyexomorphologyextramorphologygeomorphologyhistomorphologyhydromorphologyichnomorphologyimmunomorphology Related forms isomorphmorphememorphotactics Etymology Borrowed from German Morphologie. By surface analysis, morpho- + -logy. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # morphology **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ **IPA (UK):** /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ **Frequency rank:** 52582 ## Meanings 1. the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants 2. the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms 3. the admissible arrangement of sounds in words ## Examples - Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms. - Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms. - Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms. ## Derived Forms - agromorphology - biomorphology - cytomorphology - dysmorphology - ecomorphology - exomorphology - extramorphology - geomorphology - histomorphology - hydromorphology - ichnomorphology - immunomorphology ## Related Forms - isomorph - morpheme - morphotactics ## Etymology Borrowed from German Morphologie. By surface analysis, morpho- + -logy. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown