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morph 1

 (môrf)
n.
An allomorph.
[From morpheme.]

morph 2

 (môrf)
n.
One of various distinct forms of a species (such as color variant) or of an organism during different parts of its life cycle.
[From Greek morphē, form, shape.]

morph 3

 (môrf)
v. morphed, morph·ing, morphs
v.tr.
To transform (an image) by computer: cinematic special effects that morphed the villain into a snake.
v.intr.
To be transformed: "By morning all his hurt feelings had morphed into mischief" (Dana Adam Shapiro).
[Shortening of metamorphose.]
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morph

(mɔːf)
n
(Linguistics) linguistics the phonological representation of a morpheme
[C20: shortened form of morpheme]

morph

(mɔːf)
n
(Biology) biology any of the different forms of individual found in a polymorphic species
[C20: from Greek morphē shape]

morph

(mɔːf)
vb
1. (Computer Science) to undergo or cause to undergo morphing
2. to transform or be transformed completely in appearance or character: he morphed from nerd into pop icon.
n
(Computer Science) a morphed image
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morph

(mɔrf)
n.
1. a sequence of sounds or letters constituting the physical realization of a morpheme in a specific context.
2. Biol.
a. an individual of one particular form, as a worker ant, in a species that occurs in two or more forms.
b. a locally distinct population of a polymorphic species.
v.t.
3. to transform (an image) by computer.
v.i.
4. to be transformed: morphing from a tough negotiator to Mr. Friendly.
[1945–50; back formation from morpheme, or independent use of -morph]
mor′phic, adj.

morph-

var. of morpho- before a vowel: morphallaxis.

-morph

a combining form meaning “form, structure,” of the kind specified by the initial element: isomorph.
[< Greek -morphos; see -morphous]

morph.

morphology.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.morph - cause to change shape in a computer animation; "The computer programmer morphed the image"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"
contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape
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Translations

morph

[mɔːf] N → morfo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

morph

[ˈmɔːrf] vi → se transformer
to morph into sth → se transformer en qch
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