morphological feature
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmorphologicalandfeature
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morphological
adjective
uk/ˌmɔː.fəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌmɔːr.fəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
biologyspecialized
relating to the scientific study of the structure and form of animals ...
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feature
noun
uk/ˈfiː.tʃər/us/ˈfiː.tʃɚ/
a typical quality or an important part ...
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(Definition ofmorphologicalandfeaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We used computer-generated simple animations with two shapes that suggested neither ' body ' nor ' face ' nor any other biologically relevantmorphologicalfeature.
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For distinguishing complements, a keymorphologicalfeatureof nouns, adjectives and pronouns is their case (nominative, genitive or accusative).
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Thismorphologicalfeatureallows a complex and exquisitely precise interaction between the various basal ganglia and related thalamic nuclei.
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The lattermorphologicalfeatureallows each basal ganglia component to interact with one another, as well as with some major thalamic centers.
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Maximum length and width of eachmorphologicalfeaturewere recorded and the product was used as a measurement of the respective surfaces.
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In all four studies the treatment provided was extensive, and in three of them the grammatical target was a relatively simplemorphologicalfeature.
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Although astrocytes occur in white matter, only two out of 22 biocytin-stained slices showed radial processes, which are amorphologicalfeatureof astrocytes.
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This means that gender must be visible in the syntax as well as being a purelymorphologicalfeature.
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So far, we have disregarded the basis of the agreement operation - namely, determining themorphologicalfeatureof the controller that has to be reflected in the adjective.
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The size of these codes depends, of course, on the choices made for the representation of eachmorphologicalfeature, and corresponds to a file simply containing their list.
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Biofilm thickness is another importantmorphologicalfeature.
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The etymology of the name could originate from thismorphologicalfeature, since "serule" means dolina.
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There is no singlemorphologicalfeaturewhich distinguishes the group from related genera.
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No singlemorphologicalfeaturehas been found that completely diagnoses this genus.
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Oceanic trenches are a distinctivemorphologicalfeatureof convergent plate boundaries.
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The most obviousmorphologicalfeatureof the genus is the distinctive perforations spread across the upper side of the thallus.
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Yet the criss-crossing of isoglosses shows that it also holds for phonetic or morphological features.
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Unlike morphological features, topological ones contain variations based on a reference frame.
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In particular, already inflected affixes and categories are raised depending on the strength of the morphological features of functional categories.
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