Morphology

Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:

==Disciplines== Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, or other extended objects Morphology (biology), the study of the form or shape of an organism or part thereof Morphology (folkloristics), the structure of narratives such as folk tales Morphology (linguistics), the study of the structure and content of word forms Mathematical morphology, a theoretical model based on lattice theory, used for digital image processing River morphology, the field of science dealing with changes of river platform Urban morphology, study of the form, structure, formation and transformation of human settlements Geomorphology, the study of landforms Morphology (architecture and engineering), research which is based on theories of two-dimensional and three-dimensional symmetries, and then uses these geometries for planning buildings and structures In chemistry and materials science, the study of allotropes, isomers, or material polymorphs