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PRONUNCIATION OF ZYGOMORPHISM

zygomorphism  [ˌzaɪɡəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZYGOMORPHISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zygomorphism 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 ZYGOMORPHISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of zygomorphism in the English dictionary

The definition of zygomorphism in the dictionary is the fact or quality of being capable of being cut in only one plane so that the two halves are mirror images.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZYGOMORPHISM


amorphism
əˈmɔːfɪzəm
anthropomorphism
ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪzəm
automorphism
ˌɔːtəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
dimorphism
daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
dwarfism
ˈdwɔːfɪzəm
hemimorphism
ˌhɛmɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
heteromorphism
ˌhɛtərəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZYGOMORPHISM

zygodactylism
zygodactylous
zygodont
zygoma
zygomata
zygomatic
zygomatic arch
zygomatic bone
zygomatic process
zygomorphic
zygomorphous
zygomorphy
zygomycete
zygomycetous
zygon
zygophyllaceous
zygophyte
zygopleural
zygosis
zygosity

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZYGOMORPHISM

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

Synonyms and antonyms of zygomorphism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zygomorphism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZYGOMORPHISM

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zygomorphism
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zygomorphism
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Zygomorphism
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zygomorphism
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zygomorphism
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zygomorphism
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Zygomorphism
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zygomorphism
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zygomorphism
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झीगोमोर्फिझम
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Trends of use of zygomorphism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZYGOMORPHISM»

The term «zygomorphism» is used very little and occupies the 182.072 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZYGOMORPHISM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZYGOMORPHISM»

Discover the use of zygomorphism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zygomorphism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Biophilia Hypothesis
164 Amount of nectar is positively correlated with flower size and flower zygomorphism — that is, asymmetry in shape. Zygomorphism evolves, in part, to restrict a pollinator's entry to a single route, thereby resulting in precise placement of ...
Stephen R. Kellert, Edward O. Wilson, 1995
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the course of evolution
Incidentally, median zygomorphism is looked upon as an adaptation to the visits of insects, but if so, why do transverse and oblique zygomorphism exist also? Why do the highly zygomorphic flowers of the Podostemaceae stand stiffly erect,  ...
John Christopher Willis
3
Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden
suggest that the zygomorphism found in Couroupita may represent an initial stage in the evolutionary trend from actinomorphism to zygomorphism. In the first place, the anterior side of the staminal ring is broader and more or less erect rather ...
‎1994
4
Iowa State Journal of Science
As a matter of fact, stereomorphic types evolve further into zygomorphic types, whereas the numerical patterns disappear in higher evolutionary levels. ( Compare Plates 15, 16, and 17.) Zygomorphism The first truly zygomorphic flower in the ...
‎1965
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Morphology of Seed-plants
During their development, the members of the various whorls of zygomorphic flowers often appear first on the furthered side when zygomorphism is strong, and the last-appeared members in a whorl may be initiated after the first-appeared ...
Michel Guédès, 1979
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The Lower Eocene Floras of Southeastern North America
The order Personales or Labiatiflorae includes 16 families distinguished from the Polemoniales by the zygomorphism of the flowers. The specific differentiation is great and the lines of descent are confusing. The largest families are the ...
Edward Wilber Berry, 1916
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Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Berberidopsidales, Buxales, ...
... greater or lesser extent (Fig. 125). Even when there is symmetry in the number of flower parts, differences in size, shape and position of the parts create zygomorphism. There are alwaysfive sepals, which may be free, partly connate or united ...
Klaus Kubitzki, C. Bayer, P.F. Stevens, 2007
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The Middle and Upper Eocene Floras of Southeastern North America
They are distinguished from the members of the order Polomoniales, among other features, by the zygomorphism of the flowers. The largest families, in the order of their rank, are the worldwide and mostly herbaceous Labiatae, with over 3,000 ...
Edward Wilber Berry, 1924
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Modern Plant Taxonomy, 1E
The large number of flowers being grouped together into umbels or heads make the inflorescence very attractive; it is further enhanced by zygomorphism of flowers towards the margins. Nectar secreted in disc at the top of ovary ( stylopodium) ...
N S Subrahmanyam, 2009
10
Introduction to Taxonomy of Angiosperms
... and actinomorphic. Some are zygomorphic as in Lycopsis due to bending of the corolla tube and unequal size of the lobes. In Echium and allied genera, the zygomorphism is because of oblique corolla and unequal size of the stamens.
Verma, Verma B. K.

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZYGOMORPHISM»

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女人26个调情法点燃你的迷魂药
Zygomorphism 镜像他的姿势. 心理学家发现,当两个人并排或者相对时,如果他们的动作或姿态看起来对称或者镜像,那么说明他们之间存在着比较和谐和亲密的 ... «familydoctor.com.cn, Jun 13»
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从A到Z的诱惑女人必学的26个调情法
Zygomorphism镜像他的姿势. 心理学家发现,当两个人并排或者相对时,如果他们的动作或姿态看起来对称或者镜像,那么说明他们之间存在着比较和谐和亲密的关系 ... «新浪网, Jan 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Zygomorphism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zygomorphism>. May 2024 ».
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