morphology meaning and definition

MORPHOLOGY noun

Definition of morphology (noun)

1. the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
2. studies of the rules for forming admissible words
3. the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
   • synonyms: sound structure, syllable structure, word structure
4. the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
   • synonyms: geomorphology