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morphed


noun

  1. Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.Compare allomorph(def 2).
  2. Biology. an individual of one particular form, as a worker ant, in a species that occurs in two or more forms.

verb (used with object)

  1. to transform (an image) by computer.

verb (used without object)

  1. to be transformed: morphing from a tough negotiator to Mr. Friendly.

noun

  1. linguistics the phonological representation of a morpheme

noun

  1. biology any of the different forms of individual found in a polymorphic species

verb

  1. to undergo or cause to undergo morphing
  2. to transform or be transformed completely in appearance or characterhe morphed from nerd into pop icon

noun

  1. a morphed image

as a noun, in biology, 1955; as a verb, in cinematic special effects, c.1987, short for metamorphosis. Related: Morphed; morphing. Earlier it was a slang shortening of morphine (1912).

  1. A phenotypically distinct form of an organism or species.
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