morphology

形態論

言葉の小さな部分が組み合わさって単語になる仕組みや、その研究。

やさしい英語で： The rules or study of how smaller parts join to make words in a language.

• We study morphology in our language class.
• English morphology includes rules for making plurals.
• Her research compares the morphology of two languages.

よく使う表現： english morphology, study morphology

形態学

動物や植物の形や体のつくりを調べる学問。

やさしい英語で： The study of the shapes and body structures of animals and plants.

• She studies plant morphology.
• The course covers the morphology of insects.
• Researchers compared the morphology of two fish species.

よく使う表現： plant morphology, insect morphology

形態、形状

物の形や、各部分が組み合わさってできる構造。

やさしい英語で： The shape and structure of something.

• The crystals have an unusual morphology.
• Heat changed the morphology of the surface.
• These rocks show several different morphologies.

類義語： form, structure, shape

よく使う表現： surface morphology, crystal morphology

形態学

地質学や天文学などで、物の形や構造を研究する分野。

やさしい英語で： The study of shapes and structures in sciences such as geology or astronomy.

• The course examines galaxy morphology.
• Rock morphology can reveal how a landscape formed.
• They used images to study the morphology of lunar craters.

よく使う表現： galaxy morphology, rock morphology