Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:
Disciplines
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Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
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Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, or other extended objects
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Morphology (biology), the study of the form or shape of an organism or part thereof
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Morphology (folkloristics), the structure of narratives such as folk tales
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Morphology (linguistics), the study of the structure and content of word forms
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Mathematical morphology, a theoretical model based on lattice theory, used for digital image processing
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River morphology, the field of science dealing with changes of river platform
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Urban morphology, study of the form, structure, formation and transformation of human settlements
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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 n ...
, the study of landforms
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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, or material
polymorphs
Other
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Journal of Morphology
The ''Journal of Morphology'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of anatomy and morphology featuring primary research articles, review articles, and meeting abstracts. The journal was established in 1887 by zoologists and morphologists Edwar ...
'', peer-reviewed scientific journal of anatomy and morphology
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''Morphology'' (journal), peer-reviewed academic journal in linguistic morphology
*''Morphology'', 1994 album by Finnish band
Neuroactive
See also
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Morphological analysis (disambiguation) Morphological analysis is the analysis of morphology in various fields
* Morphological analysis (problem-solving) or general morphological analysis, a method for exploring all possible solutions to a multi-dimensional, non-quantified problem
* Anal ...
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