morphology
Pronunciation: /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
The English word “morphology” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
- The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
- The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
- Mathematical morphology.
- The form and structure of something.
- A description of the form and structure of something.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Morphologie. By surface analysis, morpho- + -logy.
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