morphology

B2 Topic:Science & Research
US /mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ UK /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
noun Freq #52582

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants

    Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms.

  2. 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. 3
    noun

    the admissible arrangement of sounds in words

    Morphology compares the form and structure of organisms.

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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.

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