morphodynamic

English

Etymology

From morpho- +‎ dynamic.

Adjective

morphodynamic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to morphodynamics, the study of landscape changes due to erosion and sedimentation
   • 1997, R.W.G. Carter, C.D. Woodroffe, Coastal Evolution‎, →ISBN, page 10:

     The morphodynamic approach relies on predictability along certain environmental gradients, such as tidal range, wave exposure and sediment type […]

2. Of or pertaining to dynamic changes in morphology
   • 2008 November 14, Philipp J. Keller et al., “Reconstruction of Zebrafish Early Embryonic Development by Scanned Light Sheet Microscopy”, in Science‎, page 1065:

     Our analysis of global cell division patterns reveals a maternally defined initial morphodynamic symmetry break, which identifies the embryonic body axis.

Derived terms

• geomorphodynamics
• morphodynamically