Found 2 items, similar to isomorphism.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: isomorphism
isomorphism
n : (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or
structure [syn:
isomorphy]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Isomorphism
Isomorphism
\I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.]
1. (Crystallog.) A similarity of crystalline form between
substances of similar composition, as between the
sulphates of barium (
BaSO4) and strontium (
SrSO4). It
is sometimes extended to include similarity of form
between substances of unlike composition, which is more
properly called
hom[oe]omorphism.
2. (Math.) A one-to-one mapping of one set onto another set
which preserves the relations between the elements of the
domains of the sets.
[PJC]