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The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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The property of certain typed formal systems of allowing for the use of type variables and binders/quantifiers over those type variables; likewise, the property of certain expressions (within such typed formal systems) of making use of at least one such typed variable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: type theory
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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(biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organic phenomenon
Narrower terms: dimorphism
(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
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Synonyms: pleomorphism
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Broader terms: chemical phenomenon
Narrower terms: dimorphism
(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
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Broader terms: organic phenomenon
Narrower terms: single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP
* (object-oriented programming) Coined by British computer scientist Christopher Strachey in 1967. By surface analysis, poly- + -morphism.
Across languages
Translations 101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan :
polimorfisme
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Czech :
polymorfizmus
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Dutch :
polymorfisme
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Finnish :
monimuotoisuus
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Finnish :
muunneltavuus
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
French :
polymorphisme
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
German :
Polymorphie
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Greek :
πολυμορφισμός
(polymorfismós)
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Icelandic :
fjölbrigðni
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Icelandic :
fjölbreytni
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Icelandic :
fjölmótun
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Italian :
polimorfismo
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Japanese :
多形
(takei)
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Japanese :
多態
(tatai)
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Kazakh :
көп пішінділік
(köp pışındılık)
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Manx :
yl-chrooaght
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Polish :
polimorfizm
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Portuguese :
polimorfismo
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Russian :
полиморфи́зм
(polimorfízm)
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Serbo-Croatian :
polimorfizam
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Serbo-Croatian :
višeobličje
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Slovene :
polimorfizem
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Spanish :
polimorfismo
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Spanish :
polimorfia
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Swedish :
polymorfism
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Turkish :
çok biçimlilik
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Turkish :
polymorfizm
— ability to assume different forms or shapes
Czech :
mnohotvarost
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Dutch :
polymorfisme
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Finnish :
monimuotoisuus
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Finnish :
polymorfismi
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
French :
polymorphisme
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
German :
Polymorphismus
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Greek :
πολυμορφισμός
(polymorfismós)
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Icelandic :
fjölbrigðni
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Icelandic :
fjölbreytni
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Italian :
polimorfismo
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Japanese :
多形性
(takei-sei)
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Kazakh :
көппiшiндiлiк
(köppişindilik)
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Polish :
polimorfizm
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Portuguese :
polimorfismo
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Slovene :
polimorfizem
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Swedish :
polymorfism
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Ukrainian :
поліморфі́зм
(polimorfízm)
— biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex
Armenian :
պոլիմորֆիզմ
(polimorfizm)
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Chinese Mandarin :
多态性
(duōtàixìng)
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Czech :
polymorfismus
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Czech :
polymorfizmus
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Dutch :
polymorfisme
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Finnish :
polymorfismi
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Finnish :
monimuotoisuus
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
French :
polymorphisme
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
German :
Polymorphie
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Greek :
πολυμορφισμός
(polymorfismós)
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Hungarian :
polimorfizmus
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Icelandic :
fjölbrigðni
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Icelandic :
fjölbreytni
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Icelandic :
fjölmótun
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Irish :
polamorfacht
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Italian :
polimorfismo
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Japanese :
多態性
(tatai-sei)
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Japanese :
多相性
(tasō-sei)
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Polish :
polimorfizm
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Portuguese :
polimorfismo
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Serbo-Croatian :
polimorfizam
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Serbo-Croatian :
višeobličje
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Swedish :
polymorfism
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Turkish :
çok biçimlilik
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Turkish :
polymorfizm
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Ukrainian :
поліморфі́зм
(polimorfízm)
— computer science: feature of object-oriented programming
Catalan :
polimorfisme
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Dutch :
polymorfisme
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Finnish :
polymorfia
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Finnish :
polymorfismi
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
French :
polymorphisme
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Greek :
πολυμορφισμός
(polymorfismós)
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Icelandic :
fjölbrigðni
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Icelandic :
fjölbreytni
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Italian :
polimorfismo
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Japanese :
多形
(takei)
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Japanese :
同質異像
(dōshitsu-izō)
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Kazakh :
полиморфизм
(polimorfizm)
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Polish :
polimorfizm
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Portuguese :
polimorfismo
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Serbo-Croatian :
polimorfizam
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Ukrainian :
поліморфі́зм
(polimorfízm)
— crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form
Catalan :
polimorfisme
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Chinese Mandarin :
多態性 /多态性
(duōtàixìng)
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Finnish :
monimuotoisuus
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Finnish :
polymorfismi
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
French :
polymorphisme
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
German :
Polymorphismus
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
German :
Vielgestaltigkeit
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Hungarian :
polimorfizmus
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Italian :
polimorfismo
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Polish :
polimorfizm
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Portuguese :
polimorfismo
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Romanian :
polimorfism
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Spanish :
polimorfismo
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Turkish :
çok biçimlilik
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
Turkish :
polimorfizm
— genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population
