单词 | morph |
释义 | morph[ mawrf ] / mɔrf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR morph ON THESAURUS.COM nounLinguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.Compare allomorph (def. 2). Biology. an individual of one particular form, as a worker ant, in a species that occurs in two or more forms. verb (used with object)to transform (an image) by computer. verb (used without object)to be transformed: morphing from a tough negotiator to Mr. Friendly. Origin of morph1945–50; back formation from morpheme, or independent use of -morph OTHER WORDS FROM morphmorphic, adjectiveDefinition for morph (2 of 3)morph- variant of morpho- before a vowel: morpheme. Definition for morph (3 of 3)-morph a combining form meaning “form, structure,” of the kind specified by the initial element: isomorph. Origin of -morph<Greek -morphos;see -morphous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for morph (1 of 5)morph1 / (mɔːf) / nounlinguistics the phonological representation of a morpheme Word Origin for morphC20: shortened form of morpheme British Dictionary definitions for morph (2 of 5)morph2 / (mɔːf) / nounbiology any of the different forms of individual found in a polymorphic species Word Origin for morphC20: from Greek morphē shape British Dictionary definitions for morph (3 of 5)morph3 / (mɔːf) / verbto undergo or cause to undergo morphing to transform or be transformed completely in appearance or characterhe morphed from nerd into pop icon nouna morphed image British Dictionary definitions for morph (4 of 5)-morph n combining formindicating shape, form, or structure of a specified kindectomorph Derived forms of -morph-morphic or -morphous, adj combining form-morphy, n combining formWord Origin for -morphfrom Greek -morphos, from morphē shape British Dictionary definitions for morph (5 of 5)morph. morphol.abbreviation formorphological morphology Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for morph-morph suff.Form; shape; structure:endomorph. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for morphmorph [ môrf ] A phenotypically distinct form of an organism or species. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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