"homeomorph" meaning in English

See homeomorph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: homeomorphs [plural]
Etymology: Probably not a direct Ancient Greek ὁμοιόμορφος (homoiómorphos); rather a modern coinage from homeo- + -morph. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ὁμοιόμορφος}} Ancient Greek ὁμοιόμορφος (homoiómorphos), {{af|en|homeo-|-morph}} homeo- + -morph Head templates: {{en-noun}} homeomorph (plural homeomorphs)
  1. (chemistry) Material that exhibits similarity in crystalline structure. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-homeomorph-en-noun-uCUBM5J1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with homeo-, English terms suffixed with -morph Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homeo-: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morph: 80 20 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Anything characteristic of homeomorphism.
    Sense id: en-homeomorph-en-noun-3~rNtDHH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: homoeomorph, homœomorph [archaic]

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