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homeomorphism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology

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noun

Meaning 2

a similarity in the crystal structure of unrelated compounds

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

From homeo- + -morphism.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хомеоморфизъм (homeomorfizǎm) — in topology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同胚 (tóngpēi) — in topology
  • Corsican: omeumurfismu — in topology
  • Czech: homeomorfismus — in topology
  • Danish: homøomorfi — in topology
  • Danish: homeomorfi — in topology
  • Dutch: homeomorfisme — in topology
  • Esperanto: homeomorfio — in topology
  • Finnish: homeomorfismi — in topology
  • German: Homöomorphismus — in topology
  • Greek: ομοιομορφισμός (omoiomorfismós) — in topology
  • Icelandic: grannmótun — in topology
  • Irish: hoiméamorfacht — in topology
  • Irish: hoiméamorfachas — in topology
  • Italian: omeomorfismo — in topology
  • Korean: 위상동형사상 (wisangdonghyeongsasang) — in topology
  • Polish: homeomorfizm — in topology
  • Polish: izomorfizm topologiczny — in topology
  • Portuguese: homeomorfismo — in topology
  • Russian: гомеоморфизм (gomeomorfizm) — in topology
  • Serbo-Croatian: homeomorfizam — in topology
  • Spanish: homeomorfismo — in topology
  • Ukrainian: гомеоморфізм (homeomorfizm) — in topology
  • Vietnamese: phép đồng phôi — in topology
  • Welsh: homeomorffedd — in topology
  • Bulgarian: хомеоморфизъм (homeomorfizǎm) — in chemistry
  • Finnish: homeomorfismi — in chemistry
  • Polish: homeomorfizm — in chemistry
  • Polish: izomorfizm topologiczny — in chemistry
  • Serbo-Croatian: homeomorfizam — in chemistry