morphological — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of, or pertaining to, morphology.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   In much the same way, morphological competence is reflected in the native speaker's intuitions about morphological well-formedness and structure. For example, native speakers of English know that van and can have the respective plural forms vans and cans, but that the plural of man is men and not *mans. [...]

   Before I simply create a root meaning X, is there any way I can use Ithkuil morphological categories or the 150 or so suffix categories to derive this word from a more general or primary word?

   There is some morphological syntax to adverbs in English: Many can be formed from adjectives, plus the suffix -ly.

Adjective

1. relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language

   Synonyms

   morphologic

2. pertaining to geological structure

   Synonyms

   geomorphologicgeomorphologicalmorphologicstructural

   Examples

   geomorphological features of the Black Hills

   morphological features of granite

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   structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface

3. relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals

   Synonyms

   morphologicstructural

   Examples

   morphological differences