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morphodynamic

morphodynamic adjective: of or pertaining to morphodynamics, the study of landscape changes due to erosion and sedimentation.

Adjective

morphodynamic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to morphodynamics, the study of landscape changes due to erosion and sedimentation
    • The morphodynamic approach relies on predictability along certain environmental gradients, such as tidal range, wave exposure and sediment type[…]1997, R.W.G. Carter, C.D. Woodroffe, Coastal Evolution, →ISBN, page 10
  2. Of or pertaining to dynamic changes in morphology
    • Our analysis of global cell division patterns reveals a maternally defined initial morphodynamic symmetry break, which identifies the embryonic body axis.2008 November 14, Philipp J. Keller et al., “Reconstruction of Zebrafish Early Embryonic Development by Scanned Light Sheet Microscopy”, in Science, page 1065

Origin of morphodynamic

From morpho- + dynamic.

Words formed from morphodynamic

Questions about morphodynamic

What does morphodynamic mean?
Morphodynamic means of or pertaining to morphodynamics, the study of landscape changes due to erosion and sedimentation.
What part of speech is morphodynamic?
Morphodynamic is an adjective.

Words near morphodynamic in the dictionary

  1. morphodikes
  2. morphodite
  3. morphodites
  4. morphodyke
  5. morphodykes
  6. morphodynamic
  7. morphodynamical
  8. morphodynamically
  9. morphodynamics
  10. morphoea
  11. morphoecological

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