单词 | trimorphism |
释义 | trimorphism[ trahy-mawr-fiz-uhm ] / traɪˈmɔr fɪz əm / nounZoology. the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Botany. the occurrence of three different forms of flowers, leaves, etc., on the same plant or on distinct plants of the same species. Crystallography. the property of some substances of crystallizing in three structurally distinct forms. the property or condition of occurring in three distinct forms. Origin of trimorphism1855–60; <Greek trímorph(os) of three forms (see tri-, -morph) + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM trimorphismtri·mor·phic, tri·mor·phous, adjectiveWords nearby trimorphismtrimodal, trimolecular, trim one's sails, trimonthly, trimorph, trimorphism, trimotor, trim rail, trim size, trim tab, Trimurti Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trimorphism
British Dictionary definitions for trimorphismtrimorphism / (traɪˈmɔːfɪzəm) / nounbiology the property exhibited by certain species of having or occurring in three different forms the property of certain minerals of existing in three crystalline forms Derived forms of trimorphismtrimorphic or trimorphous, adjectiveWord Origin for trimorphismC19: from Greek trimorphos (from tri- + morphē form) + -ism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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