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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORPHOSIS

Via New Latin from Greek, from morphoun to form, from morphē form.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORPHOSIS

morphosis  [mɔːˈfəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORPHOSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Morphosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MORPHOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

morphosis

Thom Mayne

Thom Mayne is a Los Angeles-based architect. Educated at University of Southern California and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1978, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture in 1972, where he is a trustee. Since then he has held teaching positions at SCI-Arc, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and the University of California, Los Angeles. He is principal of Morphosis, an architectural firm in Santa Monica, California. Mayne received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in March 2005.

Definition of morphosis in the English dictionary

The definition of morphosis in the dictionary is development in an organism or its parts characterized by structural change.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORPHOSIS


alphosis
ælˈfəʊsɪs
apoptosis
ˌæpəpˈtəʊsɪs
babesiosis
bəˌbiːzɪˈəʊsɪs
berylliosis
bəˌrɪlɪˈəʊsɪs
diagnosis
ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs
epimorphosis
ˌɛpɪmɔːˈfəʊsɪs
fibrosis
faɪˈbrəʊsɪs
gomphosis
ɡɒmˈfəʊsɪs
homomorphosis
ˌhɒməʊmɔːˈfəʊsɪs
hypnosis
hɪpˈnəʊsɪs
kyphosis
kaɪˈfəʊsɪs
necrosis
nɛˈkrəʊsɪs
osmosis
ɒzˈməʊsɪs
osteoporosis
ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs
Phocis
ˈfəʊsɪs
prognosis
prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs
sarcoidosis
ˌsɑːkɔɪdˈəʊsɪs
sclerosis
sklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
theriomorphosis
ˌθɪərɪəʊmɔːˈfəʊsɪs
tuberculosis
tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORPHOSIS

morphol.
morpholine
morpholino
morphologic
morphological
morphologically
morphologist
morphology
morphometric
morphometrics
morphometry
morphophoneme
morphophonemic
morphophonemics
morphophonology
morphoses
morphosyntax
morphotic
morphotropic
morphotropy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORPHOSIS

affective psychosis
anamorphosis
anthropomorphosis
cirrhosis
diorthosis
epanorthosis
Korsakoff´s psychosis
metamorphosis
metempsychosis
multiple sclerosis
organic psychosis
ornithosis
orthosis
paedomorphosis
pediculosis
psychosis
puerperal psychosis
sporotrichosis
trichosis
whosis

Synonyms and antonyms of morphosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «morphosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORPHOSIS

Find out the translation of morphosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of morphosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «morphosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

形态结构
1,325 millions of speakers

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morphosis
570 millions of speakers

English

morphosis
510 millions of speakers

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Morphosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مورفوسيس
280 millions of speakers

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Morphosis
278 millions of speakers

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morphosis
270 millions of speakers

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morphosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

morphosis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Morfosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

morphosis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モーフォシス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Morphosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Morphosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

morphosis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाफफिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

morfoz
70 millions of speakers

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Morphosis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Morphosis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Morphosis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Morphosis
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Morphosis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

morphosis
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

morphosis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Morphosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of morphosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORPHOSIS»

The term «morphosis» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.192 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORPHOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «morphosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «morphosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about morphosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORPHOSIS»

Discover the use of morphosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to morphosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Morphosis
The key works by one of the most influential architecture firms of the past 20 years.
‎2006
2
Morphosis, Diamond Ranch High School, Diamond Bar, ...
The volume opens with an interview with Thom Mayne, founder and principal of Morphosis and winner of the 2005 Pritzker Prize.
Jeffrey Kipnis, Todd Gannon, 2001
3
Morphosis urban projects:
Overzicht van het werk van het Amerikaanse architectenbureau.
Toshio Nakamura, 1994
4
Morphosis Volume 5: Buildings and Projects
In the tradition of its four visually groundbreaking predecessors, this fifth volume packs 500 illustrations into a comprehensive tour of Morphosis's activity.
Thom Mayne, 2008
5
Morphosis Buildings and Projects, 1999-2008
This volume reflects the firm's avant-garde approach to design with computer-generated images in a hypertextual presentation that radically departs from conventional architectural monographs.
‎2009
6
Combinatory Urbanism: The Complex Behavior of Collective Form
This book and the proposals found within, posit an alternative to traditional end-state planning solutions, while attempting to not only illuminate but also explicate Mayne's own work and critical processes.
Thom Mayne, Stan Allen, 2011
7
Fresh Morphosis: 1998 - 2004
In the tradition of its three comprehensive and visually groundbreaking predecessors, this fourth volume packs 575 illustrations into its tour of Morphosis's activity at the turn of the twenty-first century.
Thom Mayne, Peter Cook, 2006
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Morphosis
In the near future, humankind finds itself increasingly beleaguered by a whole range of threats including accelerating climate change, burgeoning over-population and brutal power struggles including but not limited to terrorism.
Ed Tozer, 2010
9
Modern Schools: A Century of Design for Education
Modern Schools: A Century of Design for Education features the work of more than 60 architects worldwide, including twentieth century masters Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, and Eliel and Eero Saarinen, as well ...
T. Hille, 2012
10
Morphosis, the Crawford House
Projects in progress, such as the New Academic Building for the Cooper Union in New York (expected completion 2008) and the Phare Tower for La Defense, France (2012), will also be featured. From the Hardcover edition.
‎1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORPHOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term morphosis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Powerful photos showcase Canada's athletes in peak form
In Morphosis: Evolution of the Athlete, Malina Kaija uses light, shadow and reflection to capture her seven subjects' powerful physiques in a ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
2
The Emerging Voices Prize Comes of Age
... Toshiko Mori, and Morphosis (to date, the only recipient to also bag a Pritzker) — have since become leading designers and architectural ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
3
CTM 2016 Theme Announced
CTM 2016 will be co-curated together with Rabih Beaini, otherwise known as Morphosis and the man behind Morphine Records, responsible ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
4
Mr. C Is the Robin Hood of Underground Dance Music
Assisting in this process is longtime Superfreq fan and London-based fashion iconoclast Sveta Morphosis. More than just a diehard fan of Mr. «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
5
Perot Museum of Nature and Science Announces Innovative …
Designed by 2005 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Thom Mayne and his firm Morphosis Architects, the Victory Park Museum has been ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
6
Arup Commences Construction of 150000-Square-Foot Bloomberg …
"Through strong communication and a strongly collaborative relationship, Cornell, Arup and Morphosis were able to push the boundaries of ... «AZoBuild, Jul 15»
7
Arup Celebrates the Commencement of Construction at Cornell …
"Through strong communication and a strongly collaborative relationship, Cornell, Arup and Morphosis were able to push the boundaries of ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
8
Metro morphosis - Greatness under siege
When the Behals shifted to Greater Kailash-1 in 1966, they only had to worry about wolves and jackals prowling in the wilderness at night. Now ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Meta-morphosis: tag, you're it: Federal Court decision gives no …
The success of a business that operates online is, in large part, driven by how effective the business is in utilizing search engines, which drive ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
10
Cornell Wants People to 'Collide' on Its New NYC Tech Campus
Caption: Thomas Mayne, of Morphosis, designed the first academic building (called the Bloomberg Center). Here you see various huddle ... «Wired, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Morphosis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/morphosis>. Apr 2024 ».
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