morfologie

Definitions of morfologie
  1. noun
    the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
    synonyms: vormleer, woordvorming
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    types:
    anatomie, ontleedkunde
    the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
    type of:
    biologie
    the science that studies living organisms
  2. noun
    the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
    synonyms: geomorfologie, vormleer, woordvorming
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    types:
    tektoniek
    the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
    petrologie
    the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
    type of:
    geofysica
    geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
  3. noun
    studies of the rules for forming admissible words
    synonyms: vormleer
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    type of:
    grammatica, spraakkunst, spraakleer, taalboek
    the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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