morphology

n. the study of how words are formed from smaller parts, like prefixes and suffixes.

n. the branch of linguistics that studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which they are formed from morphemes.

“In morphology class, we learned how adding '-ed' changes a verb to the past tense.”

“The professor argued that the morphology of agglutinative languages presents unique challenges for computational processing models.”

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n. the study of the size, shape, and structure of animals, plants, and other living things.

n. the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

“Scientists studied the morphology of the bird's beak to understand what it eats.”

“Comparative morphology reveals significant similarities between the skeletal structures of various prehistoric marine reptiles and modern cetaceans.”

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n. the study of the shape and structure of the earth's surface and landforms.

n. the study of the form and structure of rocks and landforms, often focusing on their physical configuration rather than their function.

“The morphology of the valley was changed by the movement of glaciers.”

“The coastal morphology has been significantly altered by rising sea levels and increased storm surge frequency over the last decade.”

Academic · Technical