morphodynamic
English
Etymology
morpho- + dynamic
Adjective
morphodynamic (not comparable)
- 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, →ISBN, page 10:
- The morphodynamic approach relies on predictability along certain environmental gradients, such as tidal range, wave exposure and sediment type […]
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- 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, 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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Derived terms
- morphodynamically