"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)
    Sense id: en-polymorphism-en-noun-nT4an8IT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 14 19 15 15 22 15 Disambiguation of 'ability to assume different forms or shapes': 62 2 1 1 31 4
  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ism, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 22 26 22 14 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 14 19 15 15 22 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 8 18 22 19 19 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 8 18 18 17 22 17 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex': 6 59 7 6 4 18
  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ism, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 30 21 13 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 22 26 22 14 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 14 19 15 15 22 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 8 18 22 19 19 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 8 18 18 17 22 17 Disambiguation of 'computer science: feature of object-oriented programming': 5 18 26 18 19 14
  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
    Sense id: en-polymorphism-en-noun-jQeivpRO Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ism, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 22 26 22 14 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 14 19 15 15 22 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 8 18 22 19 19 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 8 18 18 17 22 17 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ism, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 22 26 22 14 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 14 19 15 15 22 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 8 18 22 19 19 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 8 18 18 17 22 17 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ism, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 22 26 22 14 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 14 19 15 15 22 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 8 18 22 19 19 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 8 18 18 17 22 17 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 8 2 3 3 77
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': 42 2 2 2 50 2

Inflected forms

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      "code": "is",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "fjölbreytni"
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      "word": "polimorfizem"
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      "code": "is",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "polimorfismo"
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      "code": "sh",
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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",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "takei",
      "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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