isomorphic [ahy-suh-mawr-fik] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
- Chemistry, Crystallography. isomorphous.
- Mathematics. pertaining to two sets related by an isomorphism.
Origin of isomorphic First recorded in 1860–65; iso- + -morphic Related formsun·i·so·mor·phic, adjective Examples from the Web for isomorphic Historical Examples of isomorphic
To-day we should say that they had dealt with isomorphic groups.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method
Henri Poincar
A group may be represented as isomorphic with itself by transforming all its operations by any one of them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6
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British Dictionary definitions for isomorphic isomorphic isomorphous (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfəs) adjective
- exhibiting isomorphism
Word Origin and History for isomorphic adj.
1862, from iso- + Greek morphe (see Morpheus).
isomorphic in Medicine isomorphic [ī′sə-môr′fĭk] adj.
- Having a similar structure or appearance but being of different ancestry.
- Related by an isomorphism.