Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:

Disciplines

  • Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
  • Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, or other extended objects
  • Morphology (biology), the study of the form or shape of an organism or part thereof
  • Morphology (folkloristics), the structure of narratives such as folk tales
  • Morphology (linguistics), the study of the structure and content of word forms
  • Mathematical morphology, a theoretical model based on lattice theory, used for digital image processing
  • River morphology, the field of science dealing with changes of river platform
  • Urban morphology, study of the form, structure, formation and transformation of human settlements
  • Geomorphology, the study of landforms
  • Morphology (architecture and engineering), research which is based on theories of two-dimensional and three-dimensional symmetries, and then uses these geometries for planning buildings and structures
  • In chemistry and materials science, the study of allotropes, isomers, or material polymorphs

Other

  • Journal of Morphology, peer-reviewed scientific journal of anatomy and morphology
  • Morphology (journal), peer-reviewed academic journal in linguistic morphology
  • Morphology, 1994 album by Finnish band Neuroactive

See also

  • Morphological analysis (disambiguation)