morphologically
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6.9
- adverb
- /mɔrˈfɑlədʒɪkli/
- Specialized
:
morfológicamente
- In the DAPMA, students were asked to define 16 derived morphologically complex words.
- morphologically similar
- morphologically complex
- morphologically indistinguishable
Examples
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Nevertheless, the massive 1864 catalog made it possible to classify the nebulae morphologically—that is, according to shape.
Academic text (2005) -
The three commonly recognized subtypes (fetal, adult, and genital) are morphologically distinct.
Academic text (2004) -
The bodies were of both sexes and all ages, and morphologically they all appear native.
Academic text (2011) -
Each package checked out as genetically distinct, morphologically unique, and stable.
Academic text (1992) -
As in Vanity Fair, morphologically similar images turned pictoriality into a recognition game.
Academic text (2017) -
Horned beetles are the most speciose and morphologically diverse in the family.
Academic text (2005) -
Each polyp, although only a fraction of an inch wide, was morphologically identical to that of an anemone.
Academic text (1992) -
Turion leaves differ morphologically from normal foliage leaves, such as those subtending the structure.
Academic text (1996) -
Three children with manifestations and/or a family history of mitochondrial disease had otherwise morphologically normal muscle.
Blog text (13) -
Many introduced insects belong to species complexes that contain many morphologically similar cryptic species.
Synonyms
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5.0
In a way that changes the parts that hold something together
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6.7
In a way that relates to the parts and structure of a body
Surface Forms
Morphology
morphologically = morphological (semi-transparent) = morph + ology + ical + ly
This is a regular adverbial derivation from the adjective 'morphological', with no irregular meaning shift.
Etymology
Morphologically comes from the Greek root morpho- and morph, which mean 'form' or 'shape'. You can see the same root in the verb morph meaning 'to change shape' and in metamorphosis, so morphologically means 'in terms of form or structure'.