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isomorphic

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: īsəmô'fĭk
  • UK: /ˌaɪ.səˈmɔː.fɪk/
  • US: īsōmôr'fĭk
  • US: /ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Able to run either client-side or server-side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • an isomorphic JavaScript app

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

having similar appearance but genetically different

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: isomorphous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English isomorphic From iso- + -morphic.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: isomòrfic — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同構 /同构 (tónggòu) — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Czech: izomorfní — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Dutch: isomorf — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Esperanto: izomorfia — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Finnish: isomorfinen — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • French: isomorphe — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • German: isomorph — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Hungarian: izomorf — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Irish: iseamorfach — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Japanese: 同型の (dōkei no) — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Latin: isomorpha — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Lithuanian: izomorfinis — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Polish: izomorficzny — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Portuguese: isomorfo — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Portuguese: isomórfico — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Russian: изомо́рфный (izomórfnyj) — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Serbo-Croatian: изоморфно — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Serbo-Croatian: izomorfno — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Spanish: isomorfo — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Swedish: isomorf — (mathematics) related by an isomorphism
  • Catalan: isomòrfic — (biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation
  • Finnish: isomorfinen — (biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation
  • Irish: iseamorfach — (biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation
  • Polish: izomorficzny — (biology) having a similar structure or function without genetic relation
  • Catalan: isomòrfic — having identical relevant structure
  • Finnish: isomorfinen — having identical relevant structure
  • Irish: iseamorfach — having identical relevant structure
  • Polish: izomorficzny — having identical relevant structure
  • Swedish: isomorf — having identical relevant structure
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