morphousadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːfəs/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrfəs/

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek μορϕή form (see -morph comb. form) + -ous suffix, after amorphous adj.

Having a determinate shape. Frequently contrasted with amorphous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having definite shape

shapen1483

figurate1626

figured1626

shapely1827

shaped1845

crystallized1847

morphous1852

1852 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 142 605 In every histological character the morphous elements and chemical compositions of the two fluids prove..to be identical.

1885 W. Roberts Urinary & Renal Dis. (ed. 4) i. iv. 166 A large quantity of amorphous, or barely morphous granular debris.

1984 B. M. Stafford Voy. into Substance 13 In the famed grottos of Pratolino, Castello, and Boboli..a playful tension always exists between morphous and amorphous, between art and nature.

1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. ii. 47/2 Fragments of dead producers, which we can refer to as ‘morphous detritus’, are well-known in having poor nutritional quality.

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

单词	morphous
释义	morphousadj. Brit. /ˈmɔːfəs/, U.S. /ˈmɔrfəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μορϕή , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μορϕή form (see -morph comb. form) + -ous suffix, after amorphous adj. Having a determinate shape. Frequently contrasted with amorphous. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having definite shape shapen1483 figurate1626 figured1626 shapely1827 shaped1845 crystallized1847 morphous1852 1852 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 142 605 In every histological character the morphous elements and chemical compositions of the two fluids prove..to be identical. 1885 W. Roberts Urinary & Renal Dis. (ed. 4) i. iv. 166 A large quantity of amorphous, or barely morphous granular debris. 1984 B. M. Stafford Voy. into Substance 13 In the famed grottos of Pratolino, Castello, and Boboli..a playful tension always exists between morphous and amorphous, between art and nature. 1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. ii. 47/2 Fragments of dead producers, which we can refer to as ‘morphous detritus’, are well-known in having poor nutritional quality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -morphouscomb. form < adj.1852 see also
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