morphology

Meanings

Plural: morphologies

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
• A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
• The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
• A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
• The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
• A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
• The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
• A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
• Mathematical morphology.
• The form and structure of something.
• A description of the form and structure of something.

Synonyms

geomorphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure

Related Words

isomorph, morpheme, morphotactics