Morphology
(noun)
- The study of the structure, form, and arrangement of things, especially in biology and linguistics.
- The science concerned with the form and structure of organisms, or the form and structure of words in language.
Origin:
From the greek word 'morphē' meaning 'shape, form' and the suffix '-ology' meaning 'the study of'.
Examples:
- The morphology of the cells was studied under the microscope.
- The morphology of the language was analyzed to understand its development.
- The morphology of the plant was observed to understand its growth patterns.
- The morphology of the animal was observed to understand its behavior.
- The morphology of the language was studied to understand its grammar.