"monomorphic" meaning in English

See monomorphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monomorphic.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English monomorphic From mono- (“one”) + -morphic (“of a form”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mono-<t:one>|-morphic<t:of a form>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English monomorphic [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*men", "gloss" : "small", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*mónwos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μόνος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μονο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mono-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "gloss" : "of a form", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μορφή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-morphic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "monomorphic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="monomorphic"> From mono- (“one”) + -morphic (“of a form”). Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monomorphic (not comparable)
  1. Having or existing in a single shape or form. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. (genetics, of a gene) Invariant across a species. Tags: not-comparable
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  3. (programming, of a function) Taking only a single data type. Tags: not-comparable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monomorphically, quasimonomorphic
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          "text": "Common immunohistochemical markers of this lymphoma include CD2, CD56, CD3, and T-cell receptors. 7 Typically, the histology of these lymphomas are characterized by monomorphic inflammatory cellular infiltrates, which may be diffuse or show angiocentricity and angiodestruction as well as tissue destruction. 7 Lymphoid markers from the nasal mucosal biopsy from this patient were negative for CD56 and EBER.",
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      "ipa": "/ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/"
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}

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