morphology n 1: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants 2: studies of the rules for forming admissible words 3: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure}] 4: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: morphology, geomorphology]

morphology noun Etymology: German Morphologie, from morph- + -logie -logy Date: 1830 1. a. a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants b. the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts 2. a. a study and description of word formation (as inflection, derivation, and compounding) in language b. the system of word-forming elements and processes in a language 3. a. a study of structure or form b. structure, form 4. the external structure of rocks in relation to the development of erosional forms or topographic features • morphological also morphologic adjective • morphologically adverb • morphologist noun

morphology
n. the study of the forms of things, esp.:
1 Biol. the study of the forms of organisms.
2 Philol. a the study of the forms of words. b the system of forms in a language.
Derivatives:
morphological adj. morphologically adv. morphologist n.
Etymology: Gk morphe form + -LOGY

morphology The morphology of something is its form and structure. In linguistics, morphology refers to the way words are constructed with stems, prefixes, and suffixes. (TECHNICAL) N-UNCOUNT

morphology mɔ:ˈfɔlədʒɪ n. the study of the forms of things, esp.: 1 Biol. the study of the forms of organisms. 2 Philol. a the study of the forms of words. b the system of forms in a language. øømorphological adj. morphologically adv. morphologist n. [Gk morphe form + -LOGY]

Morphology \Mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? form + -logy: cf. F. morphologie.] (Biol.) 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.

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