Biological Morphology

• In biology, the term morphology refers to the study of the physical structure of living things, including both internal and external forms. Biological morphology is divided into two branches as a result. Morphology dealing with internal structures studies anatomy while morphology that studies external structures is called eidonomy. In insects like butterflies, this can be a complex process since the animal goes through four stages of development and environmental factors like weather can affect its morphology.
  
  

Astronomical Morphology

• Another form of morphology is performed in the study of astronomy. In this case, scientists study various formations in outer space including stars, nebulae and, particularly, galaxies. These bodies can be classified by age, shape, gas types, rotation, density and other factors. Generally speaking, there are three basic types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical and irregular. Our own galaxy falls into a subclass of the spiral form known as a barred-spiral galaxy. Studying morphology in astronomy helps us understand the nature of the universe itself.
  
  

Geomorphology

• Geomorphology is the study of various Earth forms and land features and the processes through which things like mountains, canyons and plains are created. It also covers the study of how soil and strata types are formed. Major earth forces like earthquakes and plate shifts are part of this study, but so are processes like wind and water erosion. Geomorphology can also include processes in the past such as the movement of sediment through glacier activity.
  
  

Linguistic Morphology

• Linguistic morphology studies the structure of words and the way morphemes, or the sounds that make up the words, shape a word, phrase or language. It can include the way tense or numeration are handled in a language as well as affixation, which is the process of adding prefixes or suffixes to change the form of a word and, therefore, its meaning. Linguistic morphology also includes the study of new word formation.