morphology

One entry found for morphology.

Main Entry: mor·phol·o·gy
Pronunciation: mor-'fä-l&-jE
Function: noun
Etymology: German Morphologie, from morph- + -logie -logy
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
- mor·pho·log·i·cal /"mor-f&-'lä-ji-k&l/ also mor·pho·log·ic /-'lä-jik/ adjective
- mor·pho·log·i·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- mor·phol·o·gist /mor-'fä-l&-jist/ noun