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morph 1

 (môrf)
n.
An allomorph.
[From morpheme.]

morph 2

 (môrf)
n.
One of various distinct forms of a species (such as color variant) or of an organism during different parts of its life cycle.
[From Greek morphē, form, shape.]

morph 3

 (môrf)
v. morphed, morph·ing, morphs
v.tr.
To transform (an image) by computer: cinematic special effects that morphed the villain into a snake.
v.intr.
To be transformed: "By morning all his hurt feelings had morphed into mischief" (Dana Adam Shapiro).
[Shortening of metamorphose.]
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morphing

(ˈmɔːfɪŋ)
n
(Computer Science) 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
[C20: from metamorphosis]
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morph•ing

(ˈmɔr fɪŋ)
n.
the smooth transformation of one image into another by computer, as in a motion picture.
[1985-90]
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Translations

morphing

[ˈmɔːfɪŋ] N (Cine) → morphing m, mutación f con efectos especiales
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morphing

n → Morphing nt
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