Morphology
noun
The study of the shapes and forms of things in science.
In biology class, we learned about the morphology of plants, understanding how the shape of their leaves can vary.
Often appears as...
- cell morphology
- morphological features
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Formal
Academic, Technical
noun
The way that words are formed in a particular language.
'Unhappiness' consists of the prefix 'un-', the root word 'happy', and the suffix '-ness'. Understanding this is part of studying English morphology.
Often appears as...
- morphological analysis
- morphological structure
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Formal
Academic, Technical
noun
The structure and form of animals, plants, and other organisms.
The morphology of the butterfly is noticeable due to changes it undergoes from a caterpillar to a winged creature.
Often appears as...
- plant morphology
- insect morphology
Usage tips
Formal
Academic, Technical
noun
The study of the shapes and forms of things in science.
In biology class, we learned about the morphology of plants, understanding how the shape of their leaves can vary.
Often appears as...
- cell morphology
- morphological features
Usage tips
Formal
Academic, Technical
noun
The way that words are formed in a particular language.
'Unhappiness' consists of the prefix 'un-', the root word 'happy', and the suffix '-ness'. Understanding this is part of studying English morphology.
Often appears as...
- morphological analysis
- morphological structure
Usage tips
Formal
Academic, Technical
noun
The structure and form of animals, plants, and other organisms.
The morphology of the butterfly is noticeable due to changes it undergoes from a caterpillar to a winged creature.
Often appears as...
- plant morphology
- insect morphology
Usage tips
Formal
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Interdisciplinary Word
Morphology is used across various scientific fields to discuss forms and structures.
In geology, studying the morphology of a landscape helps us understand its evolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Descriptions
When studying morphology, precise and clear language is used to describe structures.
Researchers note the unique morphology of the new species' skeletal structure.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The term often helps to visualize the physical forms in biology, geology, and other sciences.
The fossilized remains give us clues about the dinosaur's morphology.
Pro Tip 1/3Interdisciplinary Word
Morphology is used across various scientific fields to discuss forms and structures.
In geology, studying the morphology of a landscape helps us understand its evolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Descriptions
When studying morphology, precise and clear language is used to describe structures.
Researchers note the unique morphology of the new species' skeletal structure.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The term often helps to visualize the physical forms in biology, geology, and other sciences.
The fossilized remains give us clues about the dinosaur's morphology.
Pro Tip 1/3Interdisciplinary Word
Morphology is used across various scientific fields to discuss forms and structures.
In geology, studying the morphology of a landscape helps us understand its evolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Descriptions
When studying morphology, precise and clear language is used to describe structures.
Researchers note the unique morphology of the new species' skeletal structure.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The term often helps to visualize the physical forms in biology, geology, and other sciences.
The fossilized remains give us clues about the dinosaur's morphology.
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DNA and "Life on Ice" PIPE...
working out the methods for how you put life on ice you might ask so why do we do this well as a scientist the main reason is that I want to understand the history and the diversity of life on Earth for 300 years we've been studying the morphology of animals the behavior of animals the ecology of animals what
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
floating around but a cast is not the same as the original specimen and especially with something as complex as the skull you're losing all those in that internal morphology so i mean one thing that could be done if this um whoever bought it was generous enough is they could pay maybe for the skull
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An Ancient Human Skull PIPE...
across them because it's so rare any human fragments are significant but when you have one that's complete it suddenly becomes a super fine right a skull can tell us things about the early humans who lived in Africa that stone tools cannot the morphology they had tells us a lot about the
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The beautiful math of...
and all of our contributors who are amazing collection of people around the world do their own embellishments and as it were we have this ever-evolving crochet taxonomic tree of life and just as the morphology and the complexity of life on Earth is never-ending little embellishments and
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A robot that runs and...
and it's really the job of the spinal cord to coordinate all the muscles. So now let's go to cat locomotion and the importance of biomechanics. So this is another project where we studied cat biomechanics, and we wanted to see how much the morphology helps locomotion.
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Margaret Wertheim: The...
collection of people around the world, do their own embellishments. As it were, we have this ever-evolving, crochet taxonomic tree of life. Just as the morphology and the complexity of life on earth is never ending, little embellishments and complexifications
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Why do fingers become...
then they should look like the river networks on convex promontories. In fact, that's exactly the morphology we find among pruney fingers! When we grip, then, our pruney wrinkles really do channel out the water. But does it actually help us grip?
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New Human Ancestor...
comparing their morphology to other early hominids we can see that we would place them right at the base of the lineage that leads to us we never seen a nonhuman that shares so many primitive and yet sometimes advanced characters
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The Impact of Keeping...
divers. They will take small boats, take a deep breath. And go down and dive and collect them using these small hand nets or scoop nets, depending on the species and size and morphology.
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How we'll become cyborgs...
During the twilight years of this century, I believe humans will be unrecognizable in morphology and dynamics from what we are today. Humanity will take flight and soar.
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DNA and "Life on Ice" PIPE...
working out the methods for how you put life on ice you might ask so why do we do this well as a scientist the main reason is that I want to understand the history and the diversity of life on Earth for 300 years we've been studying the morphology of animals the behavior of animals the ecology of animals what
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
floating around but a cast is not the same as the original specimen and especially with something as complex as the skull you're losing all those in that internal morphology so i mean one thing that could be done if this um whoever bought it was generous enough is they could pay maybe for the skull
Video examples
An Ancient Human Skull PIPE...
across them because it's so rare any human fragments are significant but when you have one that's complete it suddenly becomes a super fine right a skull can tell us things about the early humans who lived in Africa that stone tools cannot the morphology they had tells us a lot about the
Video examples
The beautiful math of...
and all of our contributors who are amazing collection of people around the world do their own embellishments and as it were we have this ever-evolving crochet taxonomic tree of life and just as the morphology and the complexity of life on Earth is never-ending little embellishments and
Video examples
A robot that runs and...
and it's really the job of the spinal cord to coordinate all the muscles. So now let's go to cat locomotion and the importance of biomechanics. So this is another project where we studied cat biomechanics, and we wanted to see how much the morphology helps locomotion.
Video examples
Margaret Wertheim: The...
collection of people around the world, do their own embellishments. As it were, we have this ever-evolving, crochet taxonomic tree of life. Just as the morphology and the complexity of life on earth is never ending, little embellishments and complexifications
Video examples
Why do fingers become...
then they should look like the river networks on convex promontories. In fact, that's exactly the morphology we find among pruney fingers! When we grip, then, our pruney wrinkles really do channel out the water. But does it actually help us grip?
Video examples
New Human Ancestor...
comparing their morphology to other early hominids we can see that we would place them right at the base of the lineage that leads to us we never seen a nonhuman that shares so many primitive and yet sometimes advanced characters
Video examples
The Impact of Keeping...
divers. They will take small boats, take a deep breath. And go down and dive and collect them using these small hand nets or scoop nets, depending on the species and size and morphology.
Video examples
How we'll become cyborgs...
During the twilight years of this century, I believe humans will be unrecognizable in morphology and dynamics from what we are today. Humanity will take flight and soar.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Goethe died in 1832. As you know, Goethe was very active in science. In fact, he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology and mineralogy. But he was quite bitter at the way in which many scientists refused to grant him a hearing because he was a poet and therefore, they felt, he couldn't be serious.
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Frantz Fanon
French Psychologist
I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language. To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the morphology of this or that language, but it means above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization.
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Theophrastus
Greek Philosopher
We must consider the distinctive characters and the general nature of plants from the point of view of their morphology, their behavior under external conditions, their mode of generation, and the whole course of their life.
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Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
The independent role of morphology in mate choice is revealed by the rare instances where the usual association between song and morphology is disrupted.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Goethe died in 1832. As you know, Goethe was very active in science. In fact, he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology and mineralogy. But he was quite bitter at the way in which many scientists refused to grant him a hearing because he was a poet and therefore, they felt, he couldn't be serious.
Quote examples
Frantz Fanon
French Psychologist
I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language. To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the morphology of this or that language, but it means above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization.
Quote examples
Theophrastus
Greek Philosopher
We must consider the distinctive characters and the general nature of plants from the point of view of their morphology, their behavior under external conditions, their mode of generation, and the whole course of their life.
Quote examples
Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
The independent role of morphology in mate choice is revealed by the rare instances where the usual association between song and morphology is disrupted.
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