isomorphic

[ ahy-suh-mawr-fik ]

adjective
  1. Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.

  2. Chemistry, Crystallography. isomorphous.

  1. Mathematics. pertaining to two sets related by an isomorphism.

Origin of isomorphic

1
First recorded in 1860–65; iso- + -morphic

Other words from isomorphic

  • un·i·so·mor·phic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for isomorphic

isomorphic

isomorphous (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfəs)

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfɪk) /


adjective
  1. exhibiting isomorphism

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