1. The branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
   "The morphology of the newly discovered species revealed its close relationship to existing genera"
    
2. Studies of the rules for forming admissible words
   "The course in morphology covered topics such as compounding and derivation"
    
3. The admissible arrangement of sounds in words
   "The linguist analysed the morphology of the newly discovered language";
   - sound structure, syllable structure, word structure
    
4. The branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
   "morphology explains how river valleys and mountain ranges are formed";
   - geomorphology

Derived forms: morphologies

Type of: biological science, biology, geophysical science, geophysics, grammar, structure

Encyclopedia: Morphology