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

2. Noun. Studies of the rules for forming admissible words.

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

4. Noun. The branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms.

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

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Morphology

1. A study of the configuration or the structure of animals and plants. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morphology

morpholinone
morpholinones
morpholinos
morpholinyl
morpholinylthiambutene
morphologic
morphologic element
morphological
morphological adaptation
morphological features
morphological rule
morphologically
morphologies
morphologist
morphologists
morphology
morphometric
morphometrically
morphometrics
morphometries
morphometry
morphomics
morphon
morphonomy
morphophoneme
morphophonemic
morphophonemic system
morphophonemics
morphophonological
morphophonologically

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