"polymorphism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pɒlɪˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/ [UK], /pɑliˈmɔɹfɪz(ə)m/ [US] Forms: polymorphisms [plural]
enPR: päl-ē-môrʹfĭz-əm [US] Etymology: From poly- + -morphism. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|morphism}} poly- + -morphism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} polymorphism (countable and uncountable, plural polymorphisms)
  1. The ability to assume different forms or shapes. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (ability to assume different forms or shapes): polimorfisme [masculine] (Catalan), polymorfizmus [masculine] (Czech), polymorfisme [neuter] (Dutch), monimuotoisuus (Finnish), muunneltavuus (Finnish), polymorphisme [masculine] (French), Polymorphie [feminine] (German), πολυμορφισμός (polymorfismós) [masculine] (Greek), fjölbrigðni [feminine] (Icelandic), fjölbreytni [feminine] (Icelandic), fjölmótun [feminine] (Icelandic), polimorfismo [masculine] (Italian), 多形 (takei) (Japanese), 多態 (tatai) (Japanese), көп пішінділік (köp pışındılık) (Kazakh), yl-chrooaght (Manx), polimorfizm [masculine] (Polish), polimorfismo [masculine] (Portuguese), полиморфи́зм (polimorfízm) [masculine] (Russian), polimorfizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), višeobličje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), polimorfizem [masculine] (Slovene), polimorfismo [masculine] (Spanish), polymorfism (Swedish), çok biçimlilik (Turkish), polymorfizm (Turkish)
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  2. (biology) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex): mnohotvarost [feminine] (Czech), polymorfisme [neuter] (Dutch), monimuotoisuus (Finnish), polymorfismi (Finnish), polymorphisme [masculine] (French), Polymorphismus [masculine] (German), πολυμορφισμός (polymorfismós) [masculine] (Greek), fjölbrigðni [feminine] (Icelandic), fjölbreytni [feminine] (Icelandic), polimorfismo [masculine] (Italian), 多形性 (takei-sei) (Japanese), көппiшiндiлiк (köppişindilik) (Kazakh), polimorfizm [masculine] (Polish), polimorfismo [masculine] (Portuguese), polimorfizem [masculine] (Slovene), polymorfism (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-polymorphism-en-noun-EPwSONrG Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -morphism, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 12 18 20 19 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 14 19 15 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 16 19 17 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 16 19 17 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 18 21 17 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 15 24 20 17 8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex': 7 63 3 3 3 20
  3. (object-oriented programming) The feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for an instance of a method to have several definitions. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (computer science: feature of object-oriented programming): պոլիմորֆիզմ (polimorfizm) (Armenian), 多态性 (duōtàixìng) (Chinese Mandarin), polymorfismus [masculine] (Czech), polymorfizmus [masculine] (Czech), polymorfisme [neuter] (Dutch), polymorfismi (Finnish), monimuotoisuus (Finnish), polymorphisme [masculine] (French), Polymorphie [feminine] (German), πολυμορφισμός (polymorfismós) [masculine] (Greek), polimorfizmus (Hungarian), fjölbrigðni [feminine] (Icelandic), fjölbreytni [feminine] (Icelandic), fjölmótun [feminine] (Icelandic), polamorfacht [feminine] (Irish), polimorfismo [masculine] (Italian), 多態性 (tatai-sei) (Japanese), 多相性 (tasō-sei) (Japanese), polimorfizm [masculine] (Polish), polimorfismo [masculine] (Portuguese), polimorfizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), višeobličje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), polymorfism (Swedish), çok biçimlilik (Turkish), polymorfizm (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-polymorphism-en-noun-Ctvpfydh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, English terms suffixed with -morphism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 22 28 20 13 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 14 17 25 19 15 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 12 18 20 19 18 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 20 30 22 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 22 32 23 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 23 33 23 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 14 19 15 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 17 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 18 29 21 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 17 27 22 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 17 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 16 19 17 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 16 19 17 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 11 19 28 21 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 10 19 29 21 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 19 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 18 28 22 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 18 28 22 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 18 28 22 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 11 18 28 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 18 21 17 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 17 27 21 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 15 24 20 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 18 28 22 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 11 18 27 21 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 19 29 22 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 18 28 21 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 18 28 21 12 10 Disambiguation of 'computer science: feature of object-oriented programming': 7 13 29 16 19 15
  4. (mathematics, type theory) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
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  5. (crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crystallography
    Sense id: en-polymorphism-en-noun-pAeDHSN2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -morphism, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 17 15 15 15 23 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 12 18 20 19 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 14 19 15 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 16 19 17 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 16 19 17 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 18 21 17 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 15 24 20 17 8 Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (genetics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population): polimorfisme [masculine] (Catalan), 多態性 (Chinese Mandarin), 多态性 (duōtàixìng) (Chinese Mandarin), monimuotoisuus (Finnish), polymorfismi (Finnish), polymorphisme (French), Polymorphismus [masculine] (German), Vielgestaltigkeit [feminine] (German), polimorfizmus (Hungarian), polimorfismo (Italian), polimorfismo (Portuguese), polimorfism [neuter] (Romanian), polimorfismo (Spanish), çok biçimlilik (Turkish), polimorfizm (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-polymorphism-en-noun-NJr~mjg1 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -morphism, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 12 18 20 19 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 14 19 15 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 16 19 17 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 16 19 17 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 18 21 17 17 15 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population': 7 7 2 3 3 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: ad-hoc polymorphism, copy number polymorphism, dynamic polymorphism, inclusion polymorphism, parametric polymorphism, static polymorphism, subtype polymorphism Related terms: dimorphism, metamorphism, monomorphism, polymorph, polymorphic, polymorphistic, polymorphous, RFLP, riflip Translations (crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form): polimorfisme [masculine] (Catalan), polymorfisme [neuter] (Dutch), polymorfia (Finnish), polymorfismi (Finnish), polymorphisme [masculine] (French), πολυμορφισμός (polymorfismós) [masculine] (Greek), fjölbrigðni [feminine] (Icelandic), fjölbreytni [feminine] (Icelandic), polimorfismo [masculine] (Italian), 多形 (takei) (Japanese), 同質異像 (dōshitsu-izō) (Japanese), полиморфизм (polimorfizm) (Kazakh), polimorfizm [masculine] (Polish), polimorfismo [masculine] (Portuguese), polimorfizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
Disambiguation of 'crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form': 43 2 2 3 49 2

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      ],
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ability to assume different forms or shapes",
      "word": "polymorfism"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "ability to assume different forms or shapes",
      "word": "çok biçimlilik"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "ability to assume different forms or shapes",
      "word": "polymorfizm"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mnohotvarost"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "polymorfisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "word": "monimuotoisuus"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "word": "polymorfismi"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polymorphisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Polymorphismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πολυμορφισμός"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fjölbrigðni"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fjölbreytni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "word": "多形性"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "köppişindilik",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "word": "көппiшiндiлiк"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfismo"
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfizem"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex",
      "word": "polymorfism"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "polimorfizm",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "պոլիմորֆիզմ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duōtàixìng",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "多态性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polymorfismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polymorfizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "polymorfisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "polymorfismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "monimuotoisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polymorphisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Polymorphie"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polymorfismós",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πολυμορφισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "polimorfizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fjölbrigðni"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fjölbreytni"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fjölmótun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "polamorfacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tatai-sei",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "多態性"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tasō-sei",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "多相性"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfizm"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfismo"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfizam"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "višeobličje"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
      "word": "polymorfism"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "computer science: feature of object-oriented programming",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "word": "polymorfismi"
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      "code": "fr",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fjölbreytni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "word": "多形"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōshitsu-izō",
      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "word": "同質異像"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "polimorfizm",
      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "word": "полиморфизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfizam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "多態性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duōtàixìng",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "多态性"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "monimuotoisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "polymorfismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "polymorphisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Polymorphismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vielgestaltigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "polimorfizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "polimorfism"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "polimorfismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "çok biçimlilik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "genetics: regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population",
      "word": "polimorfizm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "polymorphism"
}

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