polymorphous

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Etymology

From New Latin polymorphus, from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (“multiform, manifold”), from πολύς (polus, “many, much”) + μορφή (“form, shape”).

Adjective

polymorphous (comparative more polymorphous, superlative most polymorphous)

1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.
2. (biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.
3. (chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

Translations

Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles

• Finnish: monipuolinen (fi), monimuotoinen (fi)

Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms

• Finnish: polymorfinen (fi)

Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

• Finnish: monimuotoinen (fi)

Related terms

• polymorph
• polymorphic
• polymorphism

References

• polymorphous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• polymorphous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• polymorphous at OneLook Dictionary Search