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i⋅so⋅mor⋅phic

[ahy-suh-mawr-fik]

–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) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Biology Having a similar structure or appearance but being of different ancestry.
Related by an isomorphism.

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isomorphic
adjective
having similar appearance but genetically different [syn: isomorphous]

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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)

Isomorphic

I`so*mor"phic\, a. Isomorphous.

Isomorphic

I`so*mor"phic\, a. (Biol.) Alike in form; exhibiting isomorphism.

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