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单词 morphoscopy
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morphoscopyn.

Brit. /mɔːˈfɒskəpi/, U.S. /mɔrˈfɑskəpi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: morpho- comb. form, -scopy comb. form.
Etymology: < morpho- comb. form + -scopy comb. form. In sense 2 probably re-formed after French morphoscopie (1949 or earlier in geological use); compare morphoscopic adj., morphoscopical adj.
1. = morphology n. 1. Obsolete. rare.
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morphology1828
morphography1857
morphoscopy1892
1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Morphoscopy, same as Morphology.
2. Chiefly Geology. The observation and analysis of shape, esp. on a microscopic scale; (also) morphoscopic features.
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1969 Science 9 May 703/3 The book is well illustrated with..tables presenting quantitative data on heavy minerals, clay minerals, quartz-grain morphoscopy, and pebble shapes.
1975 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 279 279 Thanks to the work of Cailleux (1942)..on morphoscopy, we now know that a binocular microscope allows us to recognize in most cases a marine or fluvio-glacial sand which has been subjected to wind or water-transport.
1993 Science 30 Apr. 628/3 We analyzed nearly 4000 [sediment core] samples for composition..and texture (size, shape, and morphoscopy).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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