homomorphism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhəʊməʊˈmɔːfɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hō′mə môr′fiz əm, hom′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ho•mo•mor•phism  (hō′mə môr′fiz əm, hom′ə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biology, Developmental Biologycorrespondence in form or external appearance but not in type of structure or origin.
  2. Botanypossession of perfect flowers of only one kind.
  3. Zoology, Developmental Biologyresemblance between the young and the adult.
  4. Mathematicsan into map between two sets that preserves relations between elements.
Also, ho′mo•mor′phy. 
  • homo- + -morph + -ism 1865–70
ho′mo•mor′phous, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
homomorphism /ˌhəʊməʊˈmɔːfɪzəm; ˌhɒm-/, homomorphy n
  1. similarity in form
ˌhomoˈmorphic, ˌhomoˈmorphous adj
'homomorphism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
endomorphism - epimorphism - homomorphic - monomorphism

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