Morphology facts for kids

Morphology may mean:

• Morphology (general), the study of the shape and form of things in general.
• Morphology (linguistics), the study of the structure of word forms.
• Morphology (biology) is the study of the external features [phenotype] comprising how the organisation of body of living organisms is formed
• Morphology (astronomy) is the shape of an astronomical object, like nebulae, galaxies, or other extended objects.
• Morphology (folkloristics), the structure of narratives such as folk tales.
• Morphology (architecture), the study of the shape and form of buildings.
• Morphology (metallurgy), the study of the microstructure of metals.

• Geomorphology, the study of landforms.
• Mathematical morphology, theoretical model based on Lattice theory, used for digital image processing.
• River morphology, the field of science dealing with changes of river planform.

• Morphological analysis, a general method for non-quantified modelling.

See also

In Spanish: Morfología para niños