adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a mesomorph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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mesomorphic
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/ˌmɛzəˈmɔɹfɪk/
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/ˌmɛsəˈmɔɹfɪk/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to phases of matter intermediate between solid and liquid; of or pertaining to liquid crystals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- 1958, Chemical Society (Great Britain), G. W. Gray, Steric Effects in Conjugated Systems, page 161, Changes in the chemical constitution of a mesomorphic compound may therefore radically alter the mesomorphic properties and thermal stabilities.
- 1993, Nikolaĭ Alʹfredovich Platė (editor, original Russian edition), S. L. Schnur (translator), Liquid-Crystal Polymers, page 132, This x-ray is typical of mesomorphic structures which occupy an intermediate position between crystalline and amorphous with respect to the degree of order.
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adjective
Meaning 3
having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: muscular
Antonyms: ectomorphic, endomorphic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English mesomorph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mesomorphic From mesomorph + -ic.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English mesomorphic From meso- + -morphic.