transcription, транскрипция: [ 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