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Definition of Morphology
1. Noun. The branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants.
Generic synonyms: Biological Science, Biology
Specialized synonyms: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Derivative terms: Morphologic, Morphological
Specialized synonyms: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Derivative terms: Morphologic, Morphological
2. Noun. Studies of the rules for forming admissible words.
Generic synonyms: Grammar
Specialized synonyms: Accidence, Inflectional Morphology, Derivational Morphology, Compound Morphology
Derivative terms: Morphologic, Morphological
Specialized synonyms: Accidence, Inflectional Morphology, Derivational Morphology, Compound Morphology
Derivative terms: Morphologic, Morphological
3. Noun. The admissible arrangement of sounds in words.
Exact synonyms: Sound Structure, Syllable Structure, Word Structure
Generic synonyms: Structure
Specialized synonyms: Affixation
Derivative terms: Morphologic
Generic synonyms: Structure
Specialized synonyms: Affixation
Derivative terms: Morphologic
4. Noun. The branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms.
Exact synonyms: Geomorphology
Generic synonyms: Geophysical Science, Geophysics
Specialized synonyms: Plate Tectonic Theory, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Lithology, Petrology
Derivative terms: Geomorphologic, Geomorphological, Morphologic, Morphological
Generic synonyms: Geophysical Science, Geophysics
Specialized synonyms: Plate Tectonic Theory, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Lithology, Petrology
Derivative terms: Geomorphologic, Geomorphological, Morphologic, Morphological
Definition of Morphology
1. n. That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See Tectology, and Promorphology.
Definition of Morphology
1. Noun. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially: ¹
2. Noun. The form and structure of something. ¹
3. Noun. A description of the form and structure of something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Morphology
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Medical Definition of Morphology
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