单词 | morphography |
释义 | morphographyn. The scientific description of external form; descriptive morphology. Also: the external form of an object or an area. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > morphology morphology1828 morphography1857 morphoscopy1892 the world > space > shape > [noun] > as an object of study > descriptive morphology morphography1857 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Morphographia, term for a description or history of external form: morphography. 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 997 Günther's Literature and Morphography of Fishes. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 803/2 Anatomical study has associated itself with the more superficial morphography. 1898 Nature 21 Apr. 583/1 Estimating how far the existing superficial configuration or morphography of a volcanic region is an indication of the past history of its development. 1957 Palaeontographica 101 B. 73 (title) The palynological investigation of the Saar coals. Part I. Morphography of Sporae dispersae. 1986 Revue de Nématologie 9 195/1 The term morphography..is proposed as the most appropriate for the description of surface configurations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857 |
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