morph

¹morph

noun \ˈmȯrf\

Definition of MORPH

1

a : allomorph

b : a distinctive collocation of phones (as a portmanteau form) that serves as the realization of more than one morpheme in a context (as the French du for the sequence of de and le)

2

a : a local population of a species that consists of interbreeding organisms and is distinguishable from other populations by morphology or behavior though capable of interbreeding with them

b : a phenotypic variant of a species

Origin of MORPH

back-formation from morpheme

First Known Use: 1947

Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

Rhymes with MORPH

corf, dwarf

²morph

verb

Definition of MORPH

transitive verb

: to change the form or character of : transform

intransitive verb

: to undergo transformation; especially : to undergo transformation from an image of one object into that of another especially by means of computer-generated animation

Examples of MORPH

1. The picture of a dog morphed into a picture of a cat.
2. Using the new software, we morphed a picture of a dog into a picture of a cat.
3. a quiet college student who has morphed into a glamorous actress
4. He is trying to morph himself into a different person.

Origin of MORPH

short for metamorphose

First Known Use: 1982

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

³morph

abbreviation

Definition of MORPH

morphology

Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

morph

abbreviation    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MORPH

1

morphological

2

morphology