Enter the word for search

morphology

/mɔːˈfɒl.ə.dʒi/

/mɔrˈfɑː.lə.dʒi/

morphologynoun

morphologies

Translations

The study of morphology helps us understand the structure of words.

Изучение морфологии помогает нам понять структуру слов.

Definitions

The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

In biology class, we focused on the morphology of different plant species.

The branch of linguistics that studies the structure and form of words in a language, including inflection, derivation, and composition.

Morphology helps linguists understand how words are formed and how they relate to each other.

The form and structure of an organism or any of its parts.

The morphology of the butterfly's wings is both intricate and beautiful.

Synonyms

morphologyadjective

/mɔːˈfɒl.ə.dʒi/

/mɔrˈfɑː.lə.dʒi/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the field or concept of morphology.

Definitions

Relating to or concerned with morphology; of or pertaining to the study of form and structure.

The department offers a morphology seminar focusing on word-formation processes.