morphicadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrfɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μορϕή , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μορϕή form (see -morph comb. form) + -ic suffix. Compare -morphic comb. form.With sense 2, compare morph n.⁴, morphism n.

Chiefly Biology.

1. Of or relating to form or shape, esp. anatomical shape; morphological. Now rare.

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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective]

morphic1868

1868 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest (1887) 111 The majority of specific characters are..‘morphic’ as distinguished from developmental.

1894 S. S. Buckman Monogr. Inferior Oolite Ammonites (Palæontogr. Soc.) 382 Morphic equivalents must always be compared.

1909 Bot. Gaz. 47 32 There is in plants a recognizable principle of morphic translocation, mobility of characters, or homeosis.

1946 Philos. Rev. 55 158 The morphic law creates an order of shapes, while a certain principle of engineering rules the practical purpose of the building.

1988 Internat. Jrnl. Pharmaceutics 47 179 The effect of ball milling on the morphic features of salicylic acid crystals was studied.

2. Of or relating to animal or plant morphs.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [adjective] > occurrence of variant forms

polymorphous1773

polytypic1858

polymorphic1859

heteromorphic1864

polytypical1890

polymorphistic1897

morphic1955

1955 J. S. Huxley in Heredity 9 2 I propose to introduce the term morphism and its derivatives, morphic and morph.

1955 J. S. Huxley in Proc. Royal Soc. B. 144 215 A morphic balance-mechanism must be strong enough to prevent the break-up of the morphism through the disappearance of any morph..in periods exceptionally unfavourable to it.

1962 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 31 207 This does not necessarily mean that every morphic character of such a very variable species must always be controlled by selection.

1978 Zeitschr. f. Tierpsychologie 46 43 The white morph was the aggressor more frequently than by chance expectation—regardless of the morph of the recipient..or the morphic composition of the group.

1991 Acarologia 32 119 Both females are capable of reproducing the other morphic type.

Compounds

morphic field n. = morphogenetic field n. 2.

ΚΠ

1988 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Apr. (Book World section) 12 In fish and in flights of birds and herds of animals, morphic resonance could be at work... Morphic fields do not supplant the need for sensory communication.

1994 Interzone Sept. 45/1 All of a person's memories and personality reside in external morphic fields, as does the template of our bodies.

morphic resonance n. a hypothetical influence by which an entity (living or inanimate, including patterns of events, behaviour, or experience) facilitates the genesis of similar entities through the generation of a ‘field’, with which the new entities ‘resonate’.

ΚΠ

1981 R. Sheldrake New Sci. of Life v. 95 Morphic resonance is analogous to energetic resonance in a further respect: it takes place between vibrating systems.

1990 L. Picknett Encycl. Paranormal 254/2 Any given morphic system, say a hedgehog embryo, ‘tunes in’ to all previous similar systems,..through this process, called morphic resonance.

1994 Guardian 18 July ii. 2/5 In China,..a thousand million people participated in the shake-up of the Communist system, creating..(if one is to believe in Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic resonance) a tidal wave of revolutionary fervour that swept around the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morphic
释义	morphicadj. Brit. /ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɔrfɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μορϕή , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μορϕή form (see -morph comb. form) + -ic suffix. Compare -morphic comb. form.With sense 2, compare morph n.⁴, morphism n. Chiefly Biology. 1. Of or relating to form or shape, esp. anatomical shape; morphological. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] morphic1868 1868 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest (1887) 111 The majority of specific characters are..‘morphic’ as distinguished from developmental. 1894 S. S. Buckman Monogr. Inferior Oolite Ammonites (Palæontogr. Soc.) 382 Morphic equivalents must always be compared. 1909 Bot. Gaz. 47 32 There is in plants a recognizable principle of morphic translocation, mobility of characters, or homeosis. 1946 Philos. Rev. 55 158 The morphic law creates an order of shapes, while a certain principle of engineering rules the practical purpose of the building. 1988 Internat. Jrnl. Pharmaceutics 47 179 The effect of ball milling on the morphic features of salicylic acid crystals was studied. 2. Of or relating to animal or plant morphs. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [adjective] > occurrence of variant forms polymorphous1773 polytypic1858 polymorphic1859 heteromorphic1864 polytypical1890 polymorphistic1897 morphic1955 1955 J. S. Huxley in Heredity 9 2 I propose to introduce the term morphism and its derivatives, morphic and morph. 1955 J. S. Huxley in Proc. Royal Soc. B. 144 215 A morphic balance-mechanism must be strong enough to prevent the break-up of the morphism through the disappearance of any morph..in periods exceptionally unfavourable to it. 1962 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 31 207 This does not necessarily mean that every morphic character of such a very variable species must always be controlled by selection. 1978 Zeitschr. f. Tierpsychologie 46 43 The white morph was the aggressor more frequently than by chance expectation—regardless of the morph of the recipient..or the morphic composition of the group. 1991 Acarologia 32 119 Both females are capable of reproducing the other morphic type. Compounds morphic field n. = morphogenetic field n. 2. ΚΠ 1988 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Apr. (Book World section) 12 In fish and in flights of birds and herds of animals, morphic resonance could be at work... Morphic fields do not supplant the need for sensory communication. 1994 Interzone Sept. 45/1 All of a person's memories and personality reside in external morphic fields, as does the template of our bodies. morphic resonance n. a hypothetical influence by which an entity (living or inanimate, including patterns of events, behaviour, or experience) facilitates the genesis of similar entities through the generation of a ‘field’, with which the new entities ‘resonate’. ΚΠ 1981 R. Sheldrake New Sci. of Life v. 95 Morphic resonance is analogous to energetic resonance in a further respect: it takes place between vibrating systems. 1990 L. Picknett Encycl. Paranormal 254/2 Any given morphic system, say a hedgehog embryo, ‘tunes in’ to all previous similar systems,..through this process, called morphic resonance. 1994 Guardian 18 July ii. 2/5 In China,..a thousand million people participated in the shake-up of the Communist system, creating..(if one is to believe in Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic resonance) a tidal wave of revolutionary fervour that swept around the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -morphiccomb. form < adj.1868 see also
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