
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a carpenter + -logy. ] (Biol.) A division of morphology created by Haeckel; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual. See Promorphology, and Morphon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; an art + -logy; cf. Gr. &unr_; systematic treatment: cf. F. technologie. ] Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Technology is not an independent science, having a set of doctrines of its own, but consists of applications of the principles established in the various physical sciences (chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes. Internat. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]