Search for crossword answers and clues
(biology) similarity of form or shape or structure
Answer for the clue "(biology) similarity of form or shape or structure ", 11 letters:
isomorphism
Alternative clues for the word isomorphism
Word definitions for isomorphism in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In mathematics , an isomorphism (from the Ancient Greek : ἴσος isos "equal", and μορφή morphe "form" or "shape") is a homomorphism or morphism (i.e. a mathematical mapping ) that admits an inverse. Two mathematical objects are isomorphic if an isomorphism ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure [syn: isomorphy ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from German Isomorphismus , 1828, coined by German chemist Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863) from isomorph ; see isomorphic . Related: Isomorph .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Isomorphism \I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.] (Crystallog.) A similarity of crystalline form between substances of similar composition, as between the sulphates of barium ( BaSO4 ) and strontium ( SrSO4 ). It is sometimes extended to include similarity ...
Usage examples of isomorphism.
The phenomena of isomerism, or identity of composition and proportions of constituents with difference of qualities, and of isomorphism, or identity of form in crystals which have one element substituted for another, were equally surprises to science.