~ 1 [ mɔ:f ]
■ noun
1》 Biology each of several variant forms of an animal or plant.
2》 Linguistics an actual linguistic form.
Origin
1940s: from Gk ~ē 'form'.
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~ 2 [ mɔ:f ]
■ verb change smoothly and gradually from one image to another using computer animation techniques.
■ noun an image processed in this way.
Origin
1990s: element from meta~osis .