Definition of morph
1a : allomorphb : a distinctive collocation of phones (such as a portmanteau form) that serves as the realization of more than one morpheme in a context (such as the French du for the sequence of de and le)
2a : 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 themb : a phenotypic variant of a species
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Origin and Etymology of morph
back-formation from morpheme
First Known Use: 1947
Other Biology Terms
morph
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 in a Sentence
The picture of a dog morphed into a picture of a cat.
Using the new software, we morphed a picture of a dog into a picture of a cat.
a quiet college student who has morphed into a glamorous actress
He is trying to morph himself into a different person.
Origin and Etymology of morph
short for metamorphose
First Known Use: 1982
Other Biology Terms
morph-
morpho-
Definition of morph-
1 : form morphogenesis
2 : morpheme morphophonemics
Origin and Etymology of morph-
German, from Greek, from morphē
-morph
Definition of -morph
: one having (such) a form isomorph
Origin and Etymology of -morph
International Scientific Vocabulary, from -morphous
MORPH Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of morph for English Language Learners
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of an image on a screen : to gradually change into a different image
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: to change gradually and completely from one thing into another thing usually in a way that is surprising or that seems magical
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See words that rhyme with morph Nglish: Translation of morph for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about morph
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