morphodynamic

morphodynamic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.
English morpho-
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *dunamai
Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor.
French dynamiqueder.
English dynamic
English morphodynamic

    From morpho- + dynamic.

    Adjective

    morphodynamic (not comparable)

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

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