-morphism

Word Origin

a combining form occurring in nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -morphic, or -morphous:

monomorphism.

Origin

see -morphous, -ism

Related Words

anthropomorphism
hylomorphism
katamorphism
mechanomorphism
metamorphism
monomorphism

-morphism
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY Late Latin -morphus -morphous, from Greek -morphos

: quality or state of having (such) a form
heteromorphism

-morphism|ˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m|terminal element [f. Gr. µορϕή form + -ism] of ns. with the sense ‘condition or property of having a (certain) form or character’, and in Math. ‘a transformation or correspondence of a (certain) kind’: e.g. heteromorphism, isomorphism.

-morphism /ˈmɔ:fɪz(ə)m/ suffix.

ORIGIN: formed as morph noun³ + -ism.

Forming nouns with the senses (a) the condition or property of having a particular form or character; (b) Math. ‘a transformation or correspondence of a certain kind’, as heteromorphism, isomorphism.

-mor·phism
\|mȯ(r)ˌfizəm\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin -morphus -morphous (from Greek -morphos) + English -ism — more at -morphous
1. : quality or state of having (such) a form
< heteromorphism >
< isomorphism >
2. : conceptualization in (such) a form
< physicomorphism >

-morphism

Suffix

the state of having a specified shape or form

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) + -ism.

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -morphism

词汇	-morphism
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary -morphism suff.（后缀） The condition or quality of having a specified form: 后缀，具有一特殊形式的状态或属性： homomorphism. 形状相同 -morphism Word Origin 1 a combining form occurring in nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -morphic, or -morphous: monomorphism. Origin see -morphous, -ism Related Words anthropomorphism hylomorphism katamorphism mechanomorphism metamorphism monomorphism -morphism noun combining form ETYMOLOGY Late Latin -morphus -morphous, from Greek -morphos : quality or state of having (such) a form heteromorphism -morphism\|ˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m\|terminal element [f. Gr. µορϕή form + -ism] of ns. with the sense ‘condition or property of having a (certain) form or character’, and in Math. ‘a transformation or correspondence of a (certain) kind’: e.g. heteromorphism, isomorphism. -morphism /ˈmɔ:fɪz(ə)m/ suffix. ORIGIN: formed as morph noun³ + -ism. Forming nouns with the senses (a) the condition or property of having a particular form or character; (b) Math. ‘a transformation or correspondence of a certain kind’, as heteromorphism, isomorphism. -mor·phism \\|mȯ(r)ˌfizəm\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: Late Latin -morphus -morphous (from Greek -morphos) + English -ism — more at -morphous 1. : quality or state of having (such) a form < heteromorphism > < isomorphism > 2. : conceptualization in (such) a form < physicomorphism > -morphism Suffix the state of having a specified shape or form Etymology From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) + -ism. Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -morphism See also -morph -morphic -morphous
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-morphism

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-morphism

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