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morph
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morph 1  (môrf)
n.
An allomorph.

[From morpheme.]

morph 2  (môrf)
n.
One of various distinct forms of an organism or species.

[From Greek morph, form, shape.]

morph 3  (môrf)
v. morphed, morph·ing, morphs
v.tr.
To transform (an image) by computer: cinematic special effects that morphed the villain into a snake.
v.intr.
To be transformed: "Yesterday's filmstrip has morphed into today's school computer" (Clifford Stoll).

[Shortening of metamorphose.]

morph1
n
(Linguistics) Linguistics the phonological representation of a morpheme
[shortened form of morpheme]

morph2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology any of the different forms of individual found in a polymorphic species
[from Greek morphē shape]

morph3
vb
1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) to undergo or cause to undergo morphing
2. to transform or be transformed completely in appearance or character he morphed from nerd into pop icon
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a morphed image

morph  (môrf)
A phenotypically distinct form of an organism or species.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.morph - cause to change shape in a computer animation; "The computer programmer morphed the image"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"
contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape
Translations
morph [mɔːf] Nmorfo m
morph [ˈmɔːrf] vise transformer
to morph into sth → se transformer en qch


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