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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mor·phol·o·gy \\mȯr-ˈfä-lə-jē\\ noun ETYMOLOGY German Morphologie, from morph- + -logie -logy DATE 1830 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 \\ˌmȯr-fə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\\ also mor·pho·log·ic \\-ˈlä-jik\\ adjective • mor·pho·log·i·cal·ly \\-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb • mor·phol·o·gist \\mȯr-ˈfä-lə-jist\\ noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 morphology morph·ology / mC:5fClEdVi; NAmE mC:r5fB:l- / noun[U] 1. (biology 生) the form and structure of animals and plants, studied as a science 形态学；形态论 2. (linguistics 语言) the forms of words, studied as a branch of linguistics 词法；形态学 ⇨ compare grammar , syntax (1) • mor·pho·logic·al / 7mC:fE5lCdVikl; NAmE 7mC:rfE5lB:dV- / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mor·phol·o·gy \-jē, -ji\ noun (-es) Etymology: German morphologie, from Greek morph- (from morphē form) + German -logie -logy — more at form 1. a. : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants : a study of the forms, relations, metamorphoses, and phylogenetic development of organs apart from their functions — see anatomy ; compare physiology b. : the features comprised in the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts 2. a. : a study and description of word-formation in a language including inflection, derivation, and compounding — distinguished from syntax b. : the system of word-forming elements and processes in a language 3. a. : a study of the structure or form of something < no one had attempted to sketch out a morphology of the political party as such — Times Literary Supplement > < social morphology > b. : the structure or form of something : makeup < the evidence speaks in favor of a number of common genetic factors in the morphology of gamblers — R.M.Lindner > < in general morphology the later Dutch settlements bore a strong resemblance to those of New England — G.T.Trewartha > < the unique morphology of the city — H.J.Nelson > 4. : the external structure of rocks in relation to the development of erosional forms or topographic features : geomorphology 5. a. : the study of the development of the forms of crystals b. : the assemblage of forms on a crystal |
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