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morphology

/mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/noun

उच्चारण मॉर्फ़ॉलजी

आकारिकी, आकृति-विज्ञान

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] biology

    the scientific study of the form and structure of animals and plants

    आकारिकी, आकृति-विज्ञान

    • the morphology of flowering plants
  2. 2

    [U] linguistics

    the study of the forms of words and how they are made from smaller parts

    रूप-विज्ञान, शब्द-रचना विज्ञान

    • English morphology includes prefixes such as un- and suffixes such as -ness.
  3. 3

    [U, C] technical

    the form and structure of something

    संरचना, बनावट

    • the morphology of the river valley

    Synonyms structure form

◇Word family
morphological adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

structure form

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Greek word morphe, meaning 'form', with -logy meaning 'study'.

यह Greek शब्द morphe (रूप) और -logy (अध्ययन) से बना है।