ALLOMORPHIC | • allomorphic adj. Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs. • ALLOMORPHIC adj. of or like an allomorph. |
AUTOMORPHIC | • automorphic adj. (Geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism. |
ECTOMORPHIC | • ectomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to an ectomorph. • ECTOMORPHIC adj. being slender and thin. |
ENDOMORPHIC | • endomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to an endomorph. • ENDOMORPHIC adj. heavily built. |
HALOMORPHIC | • halomorphic adj. Of soil: containing enough salt to affect plant growth. • HALOMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of neutral or alkali salts or both. |
HOLOMORPHIC | • holomorphic adj. (Complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain. • holomorphic adj. Having holohedral symmetry. • HOLOMORPHIC adj. of a function of a complex variable, having a derivative at each point of its domain. |
HOMOMORPHIC | • homomorphic adj. (Algebra) Of or pertaining to homomorphism; having a homomorphism. • HOMOMORPHIC adj. relating to homomorphism. |
HYLOMORPHIC | • hylomorphic adj. Pertaining to hylomorphism. • HYLOMORPHIC adj. relating to a materialist conception of universe. |
HYPOMORPHIC | • hypomorphic adj. (Genetics, of a mutation) causing a partial loss of gene function. • HYPOMORPHIC adj. of a mutation, causing a partial loss of gene function. |
IDIOMORPHIC | • idiomorphic adj. Idiomorphous; having a distinctive form. • IDIOMORPHIC adj. of well-crystallized minerals, having a characteristic shape. |
LAGOMORPHIC | • lagomorphic adj. Shaped like a hare. • lagomorphic adj. Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha. • LAGOMORPHIC adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHOUS. |
MEROMORPHIC | • meromorphic adj. (Complex analysis, of a function) That is the ratio of two holomorphic functions (and so possibly infinite… • MEROMORPHIC adj. fractional. |
MESOMORPHIC | • mesomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to a mesomorph. • mesomorphic adj. (Chemistry, physics) Of or pertaining to phases of matter intermediate between solid and liquid; of… • MESOMORPHIC adj. being big-boned and muscular. |
MONOMORPHIC | • monomorphic adj. Having or existing in a single shape or form. • monomorphic adj. (Genetics, of a gene) invariant across a species. • monomorphic adj. (Programming, of a function) taking only a single data type. |
PLEOMORPHIC | • pleomorphic adj. Of, related to, or exhibiting pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHIC adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHOUS. |
RHEOMORPHIC | • rheomorphic adj. (Geology) Modified by rheomorphism. • RHEOMORPHIC adj. relating to rheomorphism, the liquefaction of rock. |
THEOMORPHIC | • theomorphic adj. Having the form of God or a god. • theomorphic adj. Of, pertaining to or involving the conception of man as having the form of God or a god. • THEOMORPHIC adj. resembling a god or having godlike qualities. |
XENOMORPHIC | • xenomorphic adj. (Petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form… • xenomorphic adj. In an unusual form; having a strange form. • XENOMORPHIC adj. having a form not its own. |
XEROMORPHIC | • xeromorphic adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store… • XEROMORPHIC adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHOUS. |
ZYGOMORPHIC | • zygomorphic adj. (Biology) having bilateral symmetry. • ZYGOMORPHIC adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHOUS. |