MORPHOLOGICAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does morphological mean?
• MORPHOLOGICAL (adjective)
The adjective MORPHOLOGICAL has 3 senses:
1. relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language
2. pertaining to geological structure
3. relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals
Familiarity information: MORPHOLOGICAL used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MORPHOLOGICAL (adjective)
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)
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)
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)
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