noun
Freq #52582
Meanings
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noun
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms.
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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.
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noun
the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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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.