-morphcomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. allomorph n.¹

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek -μορϕος, μορϕή.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -μορϕος, combining form (in e.g. πολύμορϕος polymorph n., τετράμορϕος tetramorph n.) of μορϕή form, perhaps cognate with classical Latin forma form n.Combined with first elements ultimately of Greek origin. Attested from the first half of the 19th cent.; formations become numerous from the later 19th cent. From the beginning such formations are especially common in scientific disciplines such as chemistry, mineralogy, and biology (e.g. isomorph n., polymorph n., pseudomorph n.). Uses in art and archaeology (e.g. anthropomorph n., biomorph n., phyllomorph n., physicomorph n. at physico- comb. form , skeuomorph n., zoomorph n.) are associated chiefly with late 19th-cent. antiquarian writings. Uses in genetics (e.g. amorph n., antimorph n., hypomorph n. at hypo- prefix 2) date from the 1930s and are associated chiefly with the work of H. J. Muller (see Proc. 6th Internat. Congr. Genetics I.).

1. General uses. Forming nouns with the sense ‘thing having the form or character denoted or described by the first element of the compound’.

2. Specific uses.

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a. Art and Archaeology. Forming nouns denoting representations in art of people, animals, etc.

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b. Genetics. Forming nouns denoting types of allele.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	-morph
释义	-morphcomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. allomorph n.¹ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek -μορϕος, μορϕή. Etymology: < ancient Greek -μορϕος, combining form (in e.g. πολύμορϕος polymorph n., τετράμορϕος tetramorph n.) of μορϕή form, perhaps cognate with classical Latin forma form n.Combined with first elements ultimately of Greek origin. Attested from the first half of the 19th cent.; formations become numerous from the later 19th cent. From the beginning such formations are especially common in scientific disciplines such as chemistry, mineralogy, and biology (e.g. isomorph n., polymorph n., pseudomorph n.). Uses in art and archaeology (e.g. anthropomorph n., biomorph n., phyllomorph n., physicomorph n. at physico- comb. form , skeuomorph n., zoomorph n.) are associated chiefly with late 19th-cent. antiquarian writings. Uses in genetics (e.g. amorph n., antimorph n., hypomorph n. at hypo- prefix 2) date from the 1930s and are associated chiefly with the work of H. J. Muller (see Proc. 6th Internat. Congr. Genetics I.). 1. General uses. Forming nouns with the sense ‘thing having the form or character denoted or described by the first element of the compound’. 2. Specific uses. Categories » a. Art and Archaeology. Forming nouns denoting representations in art of people, animals, etc. Categories » b. Genetics. Forming nouns denoting types of allele. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < comb. form
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