morphology
pronunciation
How to pronounce morphology in British English:
UK [mɔːˈfɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce morphology in American English:
US [mɔːrˈfɑːlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
- studies of the rules for forming admissible words
- the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
- the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
Word Origin
- morphology
- morphology: see form
- morphology (n.)
- 1824 in biology (from German Morphologie, 1817); 1869 in philology; from morpho- + -logy. Related: Morphological; morphologist. Related: Morphologist.
Example
- 1. The tips of the villi have been cropped away to show the internal morphology .
- 2. Phase contrast microscopy has become ubiquitous in the field of biology , particularly in qualitative investigations of cellular morphology .
- 3. The chasma is bordered by high-walled cliffs , most likely faults , that show spur-and-gully morphology and smooth sections .
- 4. A blood smear should be evaluated for abnormalities in rbc morphology or size and for rbc parasites .
- 5. This distinctive morphology is usually associated with oceanic islands formed by volcanoes ; coral reefs become established around the partially submerged volcanic cone .