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Meaning of "heteromorphism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HETEROMORPHISM

heteromorphism  [ˌhɛtərəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETEROMORPHISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heteromorphism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HETEROMORPHISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heteromorphism in the English dictionary

The first definition of heteromorphism in the dictionary is the fact or state of differing from the normal form in size, shape, and function. Other definition of heteromorphism is the fact or state of differing from each other in size or form. Heteromorphism is also the fact or state of having different forms at different stages of the life cycle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETEROMORPHISM


amorphism
əˈmɔːfɪzəm
anthropomorphism
ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪzəm
automorphism
ˌɔːtəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
dimorphism
daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
dwarfism
ˈdwɔːfɪzəm
hemimorphism
ˌhɛmɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
homeomorphism
ˌhəʊmɪəˈmɔːfɪzəm
homoeomorphism
ˌhəʊmɪəˈmɔːfɪzəm
homomorphism
ˌhəʊməʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
hylomorphism
ˌhaɪləˈmɔːfɪzəm
isodimorphism
ˌaɪsəʊdaɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
isomorphism
ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
mechanomorphism
ˌmekənəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
metamorphism
ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfɪzəm
monomorphism
mɒnəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
Orphism
ˈɔːfɪzəm
perimorphism
ˌpɛrɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
polymorphism
ˌpɒlɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
skeuomorphism
ˌskjuːəˈmɔːfɪzəm
zoomorphism
ˌzəʊəˈmɔːfɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETEROMORPHISM

heterokontan
heterolecithal
heterologous
heterologously
heterology
heterolysis
heterolytic
heterolytic fission
heteromerous
heteromorphic
heteromorphous
heteromorphy
heteronomous
heteronomously
heteronomy
heteronym
heteronymous
heteronymously
Heteroousian
heterophil

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETEROMORPHISM

allomorphism
anamorphism
Buddhism
catastrophism
diastrophism
enantiomorphism
endomorphism
Guelphism
gynandromorphism
idiomorphism
paramorphism
pleomorphism
psephism
pseudomorphism
rheomorphism
sapphism
sexual dimorphism
sophism
theriomorphism
trimorphism
zygomorphism

Synonyms and antonyms of heteromorphism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heteromorphism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETEROMORPHISM

Find out the translation of heteromorphism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heteromorphism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heteromorphism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异形
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heteromorfismo
570 millions of speakers

English

heteromorphism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heteromorphism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

heteromorphism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гетероморфизма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heteromorfismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heteromorphism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétéromorphisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heteromorfisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heteromorphismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heteromorphism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heteromorphism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heteromorphism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heteromorphism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेटेरोमोर्फिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heteromorfizmdir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heteromorphism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heteromorphism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гетероморфізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heteromorphism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heteromorphism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heteromorphism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heteromorphism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heteromorphism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heteromorphism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROMORPHISM»

The term «heteromorphism» is used very little and occupies the 167.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of heteromorphism
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROMORPHISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heteromorphism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heteromorphism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heteromorphism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETEROMORPHISM»

Discover the use of heteromorphism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heteromorphism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism: ...
This updated edition features concise background information on chromosome methods and applications, essential information on heteromorphism frequencies in normal and clinical populations as well as new listing and discussions of ...
Herman Edwin Wyandt, Vijay S. Tonk, 2011
2
Atlas of Human Chromosome Heteromorphisms
The main distinction is that heteromorphism can be seen under the microscope, whereas a polymorphism or normal variant might not. Because of widespread usage, both "normal variant" and "heteromorphism" are used interchangeably in  ...
H.E. Wyandt, Vijay S. Tonk, 2003
3
Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism
This title features concise background information on chromosome methods and applications, essential information on heteromorphism frequencies in normal and clinical populations as well as new listing and discussions of euchromatic, ...
Herman E. Wyandt, Vijay S. Tonk, 2011
4
Principles of Medical Genetics
A pair of number 1 chromosomes from two different individuals is shown in A. These studies, done before the advent of chromosome banding, detect a remarkable increase in length below the centromere, referred to as a heteromorphism, ...
Thomas D. Gelehrter, Francis S. Collins, David Ginsburg, 1998
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Integrating Ecology and Evolution in a Spatial Context: 14th ...
Introduction Several species, especially in Asteraceae, exhibit seed heteromorphism, such that each individual produces two types of seeds ( Venable et al. 1987; Venable & Levin 1983; Olivieri et al. 1983; Imbert 1999; see Olivieri & Berger ...
Jonathan Silvertown, Janis Antonovics, 2001
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Magmas, Rocks and Planetary Development: A Survey of ...
This is heteromorphism. It occurs when two magmas of similar chemical composition crystallise to produce rocks with diflerent essential phases. Rittmann (1973, p. 72) has studied its influence on the modal classifications of igneous rocks.
Eric A. K. Middlemost, 2014
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Sperm Heteromorphism
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
8
Introduction to Plant Population Biology
In fact, seed dormancy of the kind which spreads the germination of a plant's seeds over more than one season, or germination heteromorphism, is common and is often correlated with variation in seed size within a plant (Hendrix 1984; ...
Jonathan Silvertown, Deborah Charlesworth, 2009
9
Against Ethics: Contributions to a Poetics of Obligation ...
Heteromorphism is gay, happy, frohlich, impious, insouciant, a lover of carnivals and gaiety. It shows up wherever there is a show, wherever multiplicity is celebrated, wherever there is a celebration at all. It loves intoxicating novelty, ever new ...
John D. Caputo, 1993
10
Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective
Sperm heteromorphism A special case ofintramalevariationinspermform is foundin species withsperm heteromorphism, in which different sperm forms are regularly produced by individuals.Spermheteromorphism, or the production of more ...
Tim R. Birkhead, Dave J. Hosken, Scott S. Pitnick, 2008

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETEROMORPHISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heteromorphism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sperm Wars Can Create New Species
Over time this can result in sperm heteromorphism — the simultaneous production of multiple sperm types by a single male. These sperm can differ in shape, ... «io9, Oct 13»
2
Crop origins, cytogenetics and plant evolution
... incompatible—there is not reciprocal stylar heteromorphism (Heiser, 1995⇓). And, the dated diagram (from 1971) of human radiation cited earlier is included. «Am J Botany, Jan 05»

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