morphing
[mawr-fing]
- the smooth transformation of one image into another by computer, as in a motion picture.
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Origin of morphing
First recorded in 1985–90
morph
[mawrf]
- Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.Compare allomorph(def 2).
- Biology. an individual of one particular form, as a worker ant, in a species that occurs in two or more forms.
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- to transform (an image) by computer.
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- to be transformed: morphing from a tough negotiator to Mr. Friendly.
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Origin of morph
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Contemporary Examples
As their grip loosens, the island, and particularly its capital city, is morphing into a fashionable, gorgeous hotbed of tourism.
It is a symptom of a morphing economy and a much more competitive global system.
She was morphing into a sex symbol, and producers wanted to capitalize on her look.
For a year now, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and their minions have been warning that America is morphing into a police state.
A new poll shows how the wingnut fringe is morphing into rank-and-file Republicanism.
morphing
- a computer technique used for graphics and in films, in which one image is gradually transformed into another image without individual changes being noticeable in the process
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Word Origin
C20: from metamorphosis
morph1
- linguistics the phonological representation of a morpheme
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Word Origin
C20: shortened form of morpheme
morph2
- biology any of the different forms of individual found in a polymorphic species
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Word Origin
C20: from Greek morphē shape
morph3
- to undergo or cause to undergo morphing
- to transform or be transformed completely in appearance or characterhe morphed from nerd into pop icon
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- a morphed image
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Word Origin and History for morphing
morph
as a noun, in biology, 1955; as a verb, in cinematic special effects, c.1987, short for metamorphosis. Related: Morphed; morphing. Earlier it was a slang shortening of morphine (1912).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
morph
[môrf]
- A phenotypically distinct form of an organism or species.
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