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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: morph - morse lamp</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="morph"> morph (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a minimum meaningful unit or group of speech sounds. Ex. Any morph can be recorded as a phoneme or a pattern of phonemes (George P. Faust). </DL> <A NAME="morph"> morph (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) a variant form of an animal or plant species. Ex. There were also differences between the various "morphs", i.e., winged or wingless, viviparous or oviparous (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="morph"> morph (3), intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to change; transform. Ex. With her ability to morph effortlessly from one character to another, Linney's career has quietly ascended (Toby Young). </DL> <A NAME="morph"> morph.,<DL COMPACT><DD> morphology. </DL> <A NAME="morphactin"> morphactin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of chemical compounds derived from fluorene and carboxylic acid that affect the morphogenesis of higher plants, inhibiting plant growth when applied in certain concentrations or promoting the development of ovaries into fruit without pollination. </DL> <A NAME="morphean"> Morphean, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to Morpheus. </DL> <A NAME="morpheme"> morpheme, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Linguistics.) the smallest part of a word that has meaning of its own. Morphemes may be words, prefixes, suffixes, or endings that show inflection. In the word carelessness, the morphemes are care, -less, and -ness. Ex. A morpheme does not necessarily CONSIST of phonemes, but all morphemes are statable in terms of phonemes (H. A. Gleason, Jr.). </DL> <A NAME="morphemic"> morphemic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or characteristic of a morpheme. Ex. These three bound forms /iz, s, z/ may be termed allomorphs or morphemic variants (Simeon Potter). adv. morphemically. </DL> <A NAME="morphemics"> morphemics, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Linguistics.) the systematic study of the minimum meaningful elements of language and their characteristics in living speech. </DL> <A NAME="morpheus"> Morpheus, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Mythology.) the god of dreams; popularly, the god of sleep. The name was first used by Ovid and is popular in literary references. expr. in the arms of Morpheus, asleep; sleeping. Ex. He was so tired that within minutes of lying down he was in the arms of Morpheus. </DL> <A NAME="morphia"> morphia, noun. =morphine.</DL> <A NAME="morphic"> morphic, adjective. =morphological.</DL> <A NAME="morphine"> morphine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a drug made from opium, used in medicine to dull pain and to cause sleep. It is a bitter, colorless or white, crystalline alkaloid. </DL> <A NAME="morphing"> morphing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the manipulation of film images by means of a computer to create special effects. Ex. It is now technically possible, through the magic of morphing, to show Ms. Streep with her head twisted on backward (Janet Maslin). </DL> <A NAME="morphinism"> morphinism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a disordered condition caused by the habitual use of morphine. <DD> 2. the morphine habit; addiction to the use of morphine. </DL> <A NAME="morphinist"> morphinist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a habitual user of morphine; morphine addict. </DL> <A NAME="morphinomania"> morphinomania, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> uncontrollable craving for morphine. </DL> <A NAME="morpho"> morpho, noun, pl. -phos or -phoes.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large South American butterfly with iridescent colors, especially a brilliant blue, on the wings. </DL> <A NAME="morphogenesis"> morphogenesis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) the origin and evolution of morphological characters; the growth and differentiation of cells and tissues during development. </DL> <A NAME="morphogenetic"> morphogenetic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with morphogenesis. adv. morphogenetically. </DL> <A NAME="morphogeneticist"> morphogeneticist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies morphogenesis. </DL> <A NAME="morphogenic"> morphogenic, adjective. =morphogenetic.</DL> <A NAME="morpholine"> morpholine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a viscous liquid of basic properties, used as a solvent for dyes, waxes, and resins, as a reagent, and as an emulsifying agent. </DL> <A NAME="morphologic"> morphologic, adjective. =morphological.</DL> <A NAME="morphological"> morphological, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with morphology; relating to form; structural. adv. morphologically. </DL> <A NAME="morphologist"> morphologist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in morphology. </DL> <A NAME="morphology"> morphology, noun, pl. -gies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants without regard to function. <DD> 2. the form and structure of an organism or of one of its parts. <DD> 3a. the branch of grammar or linguistics that deals with forms of words and their formation, as by inflection or derivation. Ex. ... the first two steps in morphology are to identify morphs and classify them (George P. Faust). <DD> b. the patterns of words in a language, especially as they apply to composition, inflection, and derivation. Ex. So likewise, the syntax must be stated in terms of the morpheme sequences described in the morphology (H. A. Gleason, Jr.). <DD> 4. the study of forms in any science, as in physical geography or geology. </DL> <A NAME="morphometric"> morphometric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with morphometry. </DL> <A NAME="morphometry"> morphometry, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the measurement of the external form of any object. Ex. ... has worked out in detail the morphometry of the Lake of Geneva (Nature). </DL> <A NAME="morphophoneme"> morphophoneme, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a set of phonemes that is a variant of a morpheme. (Example:) The phonemes -s, -z, and -iz are morphophonemes of the plural morpheme -s in such words as books, dogs, and houses. </DL> <A NAME="morphophonemic"> morphophonemic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with morphophonemes or the phonemic variations of morphemes. Ex. The plurals of substantives and the third person present singular forms of verbs show interesting morphophonemic features in English (Simeon Potter). <DD> 2. of or having to do with morphophonemics. adv. morphophonemically. </DL> <A NAME="morphophonemics"> morphophonemics, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the variations in the phonemic structure of morphemes. </DL> <A NAME="morphophonological"> morphophonological, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with or characteristic of morphophonology. </DL> <A NAME="morphophonology"> morphophonology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the phonological variations occurring in morphemes. </DL> <A NAME="morphosis"> morphosis, noun, pl. -ses.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) the manner of formation or development of an organism or part. </DL> <A NAME="morral"> morral, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Southwestern U.S.) a feedbag. </DL> <A NAME="morris"> morris, noun. =morris dance.</DL> <A NAME="morris"> morris or Morris chair,<DL COMPACT><DD> an armchair with removable cushions and an adjustable back. </DL> <A NAME="morrisdance"> morris dance,<DL COMPACT><DD> an old English folk dance performed chiefly on May Day by people in fancy, traditional costume. The dancers frequently represented Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, and other characters of the Robin Hood legend. </DL> <A NAME="morrispike"> morris-pike, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of pike (military weapon), no longer in use. </DL> <A NAME="morrisplanbank"> Morris Plan Bank,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a private industrial bank that lends small amounts of money upon a note signed by the borrower and two acceptable endorsers, without other security than prospective wages. Only a few Morris Plan Banks still operate. </DL> <A NAME="morro"> morro, noun, pl. morros.<DL COMPACT><DD> a round hill, hillock, or promontory. </DL> <A NAME="morrow"> morrow, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the following day. Ex. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow (James 4:14). <DD> 2. (Figurative.) the time immediately following a particular event. Ex. On the morrow of a long and costly war ... (John Fiske). <DD> 3. (Archaic.) morning. </DL> <A NAME="mors"> Mors, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> death personified as a god by the ancient Romans, identified with the Greek Thanatos. </DL> <A NAME="morse"> morse (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a clasp or fastening, as of a cope, often made of gold or silver and set with jewels. </DL> <A NAME="morse"> morse (2), noun. =walrus.</DL> <A NAME="morse"> Morse, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. designating or having to do with the Morse code or a telegraph system using it. <DD> 2. having to do with a telegraphic code similar to Morse code. <DD>noun 1. =Morse code. <DD> 2. any similar code. </DL> <A NAME="morse"> Morse or morse code,<DL COMPACT><DD> a system by which letters, numbers, punctuation, and other signs are expressed by dots, dashes, and spaces or by wigwags of a flag, long and short sounds, or flashes of light. Morse code is now used mainly in signaling, and in some telegraphy. </DL> <A NAME="morsel"> morsel, noun, verb, -seled, -selingor (especially British) -selled, -selling.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a small bite; mouthful. Ex. having not eaten a morsel for some hours (Jonathan Swift). Take a morsel of our bread and cheese (Hawthorne). <DD> 2. a small piece; fragment; bit; scrap. Ex. a morsel of chalk, a morsel of earth. (SYN) mite, particle. <DD> 3. a dish of food; tidbit. Ex. a dainty morsel. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) something to be enjoyed, disposed of, or endured. Ex. to find a person a tough morsel. This decision was a bitter morsel. <DD>v.t. to divide into small pieces; distribute (property) in small parcels. </DL> <A NAME="morselamp"> Morse lamp,<DL COMPACT><DD> a blinking lamp for flashing signals that stands for the dots, dashes, and spaces used in the Morse code. </DL> <A HREF="morsetel.dic">NEXT</A>