Dictionary

anisomorphism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌænˌaɪsə(ʊ)ˈmɔɹfɪzəm/
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Etymology

From an- + isomorphism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The absence of an exact correspondence between words etc. in two different languages; the differences between two given languages that create mismatches in a translation dictionary.
   • These well-known examples of the ‘imperfect matching’ or anisomorphism of languages do not really support the conclusion that translation is impossible. 2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?, Penguin, published 2012, page 82:

Forms

Antonyms

bijection · isomorphism

Translations (9)

fr anisomorphisme (differences between two languages) · fi anisomorfia (differences between two languages) · pl anizomorfizm (differences between two languages) · is missvörun (differences between two languages) · da anisomorfisme (differences between two languages) · sv anisomorfi (differences between two languages) · pt anisomorfismo (differences between two languages) · de Anisomorphie (differences between two languages) · no anisomorfisme (differences between two languages)