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isomorphic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • īsəmô'fĭk (UK)
  • īsōmôr'fĭk (US)
  • /ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk/ (US)
  • /ˌaɪ.səˈmɔː.fɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English isomorphic From iso- + -morphic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.
    • Let A, B be the ordered sets in Figure 10.3. Let C be the direct product of infinitely many copies of the two element chain 2. Then A^C is isomorphic to B^C, but A is not isomorphic to B. 2003, Bernd Siegfried Walter Schröder, Ordered Sets: An Introduction, page 254:
  2. (not-comparable) Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.
    • The fact that different structures can be shown to be functionally isomorphic implies that they are analogous, not homologous. 1993, Marcus Jacobson, Foundations of Neuroscience, page 106:
  3. (not-comparable) Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.
    • For example, in so far as written and spoken English are isomorphic (i.e. have the same structure), they are the same language: there is nothing but their structure that they have in common. 1981, John Lyons, Language and Linguistics: An Introduction, page 60:
  4. (not-comparable) Able to run either client-side or server-side.
    • an isomorphic JavaScript app

Antonyms

nonisomorphic · anisomorphic

Coordinates

homomorphic · heteromorphic · anisomorphic

Deriveds

anisomorphic · unisomorphic · isomorphically

Relateds

isomorph · isomorphous · isomorphism

Translations (30)

ja 同型の ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · es isomorfo ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · lt izomorfinis ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · sv isomorf ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · pt isomórfico ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · ru изомо́рфный ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · sv isomorf (having identical relevant structure) · cmn 同構 /同构 ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · pl izomorficzny (having identical relevant structure) · ga iseamorfach ((biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation) · de isomorph ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · fi isomorfinen ((biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation) · eo izomorfia ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · sh изоморфно ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · cs izomorfní ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · ca isomòrfic ((biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation) · la isomorpha ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · ca isomòrfic ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · nl isomorf ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · sh izomorfno ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · ga iseamorfach (having identical relevant structure) · fr isomorphe ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · pl izomorficzny ((biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation) · ga iseamorfach ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · ca isomòrfic (having identical relevant structure) · hu izomorf ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · pl izomorficzny ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · fi isomorfinen ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) · fi isomorfinen (having identical relevant structure) · pt isomorfo ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism)