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i⋅so⋅mor⋅phic

  [ahy-suh-mawr-fik]
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–adjective
1. Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
2. Chemistry, Crystallography. isomorphous.
3. Mathematics. pertaining to two sets related by an isomorphism.
Origin:
1860–65; iso- + -morphic
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i·so·mor·phic   (ī'sə-môr'fĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Biology Having a similar structure or appearance but being of different ancestry.

  2. Related by an isomorphism.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: iso·mor·phic
Pronunciation: "I-s&-'mor-fik
Function: adjective
: being of identical or similar form or shape or structure
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

isomorphic i·so·mor·phic (ī'sə-môr'fĭk)
adj.

  1. Having a similar structure or appearance but being of different ancestry.

  2. Related by an isomorphism.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

isomorphic mathematics
Two mathematical objects are isomorphic if they have the same structure, i.e. if there is an isomorphism between them. For every component of one there is a corresponding component of the other.
(1995-03-25)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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