morph

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: mô(r)f, IPA: /mɔː(r)f/, SAMPA: /mO:(r)f/

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)f

[edit] Etymology 1

Back-formation from morpheme.

[edit] Noun

morph (plural morphs)

1. (linguistics) An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts.
2. (biology) Local variety of a species, distinguishable from other populations of the species by morphology or behaviour.

[edit] Etymology 2

Shortening of metamorphose: to change in shape or form.

[edit] Verb

to morph (third-person singular simple present morphs, present participle morphing, simple past and past participle morphed)

1. (colloquial) To change shape, of one form to another, through computer animation.
2. (colloquial) To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.

[edit] Related terms

• -morph
• morphic
• morpho-
• morphological