| 单词 | biomorph |
| 释义 | biomorph in British English (ˈbaɪəʊˌmɔːf) noun a set of two-dimensional branching biomorphic images that can be used to illustrate evolutionary concepts biomorph in American English (ˈbaiouˌmɔrf) noun a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, esp. an ameba or protozoan The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs Derived forms biomorphic adjective biomorphism noun Word origin [1890–95; bio- + -morph]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bootstrap, cholesterol, historicism, masochism, phonemebio- is a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography). On this model, bio- is used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence). Other words that use the affix bio- include: bioenergetics, bioherm, bionic, biosynthesis, biotechnology; -morph is a combining form meaning “form, structure,” of the kind specified by the initialelement. Other words that use the affix -morph include: allomorph, lagomorph, paramorph, pseudomorph, rhizomorph |
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