Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:
Disciplines
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Morphology (archaeology)
In archaeology, morphology is the study of the shape of artefacts and ecofacts.
Morphology is a major consideration in grouping artefacts into period styles and, despite modern techniques like radiocarbon dating, remains a crucial tool in ...
, study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
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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 f ...
, study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, or other extended objects
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Morphology (biology)
Morphology (from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) "form", and λόγος (lógos) "word, study, research") is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
This includes aspects of the outward appea ...
, the study of the form or shape of an organism or part thereof
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Morphology (folkloristics)
In folkloristics, morphology is the study of the structure of folklore and fairy tales.
Some pioneering work in this field was begun in the nineteenth century, such as Marian Roalfe Cox's work on Cinderella, ''Cinderella: Three Hundred and Forty-F ...
, the structure of narratives such as folk tales
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Morphology (linguistics)
In linguistics, morphology is the study of words, including the principles by which they are formed, and how they relate to one another within a language. Most approaches to morphology investigate the structure of words in terms of morphemes, wh ...
, the study of the structure and content of word forms
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Morphology (sociology), the analysis of the typical social form taken by human relations and practices
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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 () is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features generated by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near Earth's surface. Geomorphologists seek to understand wh ...
, 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
Allotropy or allotropism () is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of the elements. Allotropes are different structural modifications of an element: th ...
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isomers
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. ''Isomerism'' refers to the existence or possibili ...
, or material
polymorphs
Other
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Journal of Morphology'', 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)
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