morph
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Cause to change shape in a computer animation.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mawrfIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɔɹf
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Cause to change shape in a computer animation
“The computer programmer morphed the image.”
science fictionfantasy
To shapeshift.
by extension
To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.
noun
A computer-generated gradual change from one image to another.
A hermaphrodite, an intersex person.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Cause to change shape in a computer animation
Used this way, morph is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
“The computer programmer morphed the image.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use morph
- “The computer programmer morphed the image.”verb
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The branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants.
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