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MORPHOLOGIC

Dictionary entry overview: What does morphologic mean?

• MORPHOLOGIC (adjective)
The adjective MORPHOLOGIC has 3 senses:

1. relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals
2. relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language
3. pertaining to geological structure

Familiarity information: MORPHOLOGIC used as an adjective is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• MORPHOLOGIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

morphologic; morphological; structural

Context example:

morphological differences

Pertainym:

morphology (the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

morphological; morphologic

Pertainym:

morphology (studies of the rules for forming admissible words)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Pertaining to geological structure

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

geomorphologic; geomorphological; morphological; morphologic; structural

Context examples:

geomorphological features of the Black Hills / morphological features of granite / structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

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