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morphology - the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms |
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geomorphology |
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geophysical science,
geophysics geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
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plate tectonics,
plate tectonic theory,
tectonics the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
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lithology,
petrology the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
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morphology - studies of the rules for forming admissible words |
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grammar the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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accidence,
inflectional morphology the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
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derivational morphology the part of grammar that deals with the derivations of words
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compound morphology the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words
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morphology - the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants |
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biological science,
biology the science that studies living organisms
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anatomy,
general anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
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morphology - the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
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structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
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affixation formation of a word by means of an affix
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