Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:

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* Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts *

Morphology (astronomy) Galaxy morphological classification is a system used by astronomers to divide galaxies into groups based on their visual appearance. There are several schemes in use by which galaxies can be classified according to their morphologies, the most ...

, study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, or other extended objects *

Morphology (biology) Morphology is a branch of biology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features. This includes aspects of the outward appearance ( shape, structure, colour, pattern, size), i.e. external ...

, the study of the form or shape of an organism or part thereof * Morphology (folkloristics), the structure of narratives such as folk tales *

Morphology (linguistics) In linguistics, morphology () is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language. It analyzes the structure of words and parts of words such as stems, root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Morp ...

, the study of the structure and content of word forms * Mathematical morphology, a theoretical model based on lattice theory, used for digital image processing * River morphology, the field of science dealing with changes of river platform * Urban morphology, study of the form, structure, formation and transformation of human settlements *

Geomorphology Geomorphology (from Ancient Greek: , ', "earth"; , ', "form"; and , ', "study") is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or ...

, the study of landforms * Morphology (architecture and engineering), research which is based on theories of two-dimensional and three-dimensional symmetries, and then uses these geometries for planning buildings and structures * In chemistry and materials science, the study of allotropes,

isomers In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formulae – that is, same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. Isomerism is existence or possibility of isomers. ...

, or material polymorphs

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*'' Journal of Morphology'', peer-reviewed scientific journal of anatomy and morphology * ''Morphology'' (journal), peer-reviewed academic journal in linguistic morphology *''Morphology'', 1994 album by Finnish band Neuroactive

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