morphology
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- morphologic derivation
Sense 2 noun
studies of the rules for forming admissible words
Types & categories
- grammar hypernym
- inflectional morphology hyponym
- derivational morphology hyponym
- compound morphology hyponym
Related & opposite
- morphological derivation
Sense 3 noun
the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- affixation hyponym
Related & opposite
- morphological derivation
Sense 4 noun
the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
Types & categories
- geophysics hypernym
- plate tectonics hyponym
- petrology hyponym
Related & opposite
- geomorphologic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | morphologic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | biology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anatomy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | morphological |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | grammar |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inflectional morphology |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | derivational morphology |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | compound morphology |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | morphological |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | affixation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | geomorphologic |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | geophysics |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | plate tectonics |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | petrology |