morphic
Pertaining to shape
Morphic means having a particular form or shape, almost always appearing as a suffix: amorphic (shapeless), polymorphic (many-formed), anthropomorphic (human-shaped).
The standalone adjective is rare, occasionally appearing in technical contexts about form or structure.
In gaming and fantasy, morphic describes things that can change shape or be shaped by will.
Complete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- shapeshiftingTransforming into other beings
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- alterationAct of modifying
conversion · transmogrification · restructuring · reshaping · reconfiguration · plasticity · fluidity · protean
Shape or document
- contoursBoundary lines of shapes
- outlineSummary of key elements
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- configurationArrangement of parts
structure · geometry · dimensions · proportion · symmetry · asymmetry · figure · profile
Able to bend freely
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- mutableAble to be changed
- adjustableAble to be changed
modifiable · plastic · elastic · versatile · reconfigurable · dynamic · responsive · variable
Study of prenatal development
- ontogenyIndividual's developmental history
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
morphogenesis · cellular · organogenesis · tissue · differentiation · growth · maturation · segmentation
Area of specialty
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- collectiveJointly organized group
- habitSettled regular tendency
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
formative · causation · holistic · paranormal · pseudoscience · biologist · hypothesis · controversial
transmutation
Complete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- shapeshiftingTransforming into other beings
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
alteration · conversion · transmogrification · restructuring · reshaping · reconfiguration · plasticity · fluidity · protean · changeling
form
Shape or document
- contoursBoundary lines of shapes
- outlineSummary of key elements
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
configuration · structure · geometry · dimensions · proportion · symmetry · asymmetry · figure · profile · arrangement
flexible
Able to bend freely
adjustable · modifiable · plastic · elastic · versatile · reconfigurable · dynamic · responsive · variable · customizable
embryology
Study of prenatal development
- ontogenyIndividual's developmental history
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
phenotype · morphogenesis · cellular · organogenesis · tissue · differentiation · growth · maturation · segmentation · bilateral
field
Area of specialty
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- collectiveJointly organized group
- habitSettled regular tendency
inheritance · formative · causation · holistic · paranormal · pseudoscience · biologist · hypothesis · controversial · pattern
morphicamorphous
Without distinct shape
formless · shapeless · unformed · structureless · nebulous
morphicsubstantive
Having real significance
semantic · material · essential · meaningful · qualitative
- bound morphemesWord-parts requiring attachment
morph, amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology, anthropomorphic, metamorphic, morpheme, polymorphism, polymorphic